barnacled

bar·na·cle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahr-nuh-kuh l]
- /ˈbɑr nə kəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahr-nuh-kuh l]
- /ˈbɑr nə kəl/

Definitions of barnacled word

noun barnacled any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone. 1
noun barnacled a person or thing that clings tenaciously. 1
noun barnacled Crusted with barnacles. 1
verb barnacled simple past tense and past participle of barnacle. 0
adjective barnacled (by analogy) Thickly covered in something, as if with barnacles. 0
adjective barnacled Familiar with the ocean and/or seafaring. 0

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Origin of barnacled

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

1580-85; perhaps a conflation of barnacle barnacle goose with Cornish brennyk, Irish báirneach limpet, Welsh brenig limpets, reflecting the folk belief that such geese, whose breeding grounds were unknown, were engendered from rotten ships' planking

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Parts of speech for Barnacled

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barnacled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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