beard
→
awn
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | beard | |
| meaning 1 | facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | awn | the beard of grain |
| reference | ODE | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | French | |
| lexeme | barbe | |
| meaning 1 | beard | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | filaments that line certain plants, in particular the ears of grasses | Des fleurs d'encre crachant des pollens en virgule Les bercent, le long des calices accroupis Tels qu'au fil des glaïeuls le vol des libellules − Et leur membre s'agace à des barbes d'épis (Rimbaud, Poésies,Les Assis, 1871, p. 84) |
| reference | CNRTL | |
| comment | ||