First Known Use: 1869
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barbicel
noun bar·bi·cel \ˈbär-bə-ˌsel\
Definition of BARBICEL
: any of the small hook-bearing processes on a barbule of a feather — see feather illustration
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Origin of BARBICEL
New Latin barbicella, diminutive of Latin barba
Rhymes with BARBICEL
APL, Appenzell, aquarelle, asphodel, Azazel, bagatelle, béchamel, brocatelle, Camberwell, caramel, caravel, carousel, cascabel, chanterelle, chaparral, Charles Martel, citadel, clientele, cockleshell, Cozumel, decibel, demoiselle, diving bell, fare-thee-well, fontanel, immortelle, Jezebel, killer cell, kiss-and-tell, lenticel, mangonel, muscatel, ne'er-do-well, Neuchâtel, Neufchâtel, New Rochelle, nonpareil, organelle, oversell, parallel, pedicel, pennoncel, personnel, petronel, Philomel, pimpernel, rebel yell, red blood cell, Sanctus bell, San Rafael, São Miguel, show-and-tell, sickle cell, silver bell, solar cell, tortoiseshell, undersell, villanelle, white blood cell, William Tell, zinfandel
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