barbière

French

Etymology

From barbe (“beard”) +‎ -ière (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʁ.bjɛʁ/
• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

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Noun

barbière f (plural barbières)

1. female equivalent of barbier
2. a gorget, a piece of armor which protects the throat

References

• “barbière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.