barry, a. Her.
(ˈbɑːrɪ)
[a. F. barré barred, f. barrer to bar.]
(A field) Divided horizontally into a number of equal parts by bars of two colours arranged alternately.
| 1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. D. vij, He berith barri of siluer and sable. 1572 J. Bossewell Armorie ii. 31 b, The blazon..how they differ from playne armes barrie. [See quotation for bendy.] 1864 Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. xv. 211 This shield of De Grey with the barry field. |
barry-ˈbendy a., divided into both bars and bends, with colours alternating. barry-ˈnebuly a., barry, but with the lines bounding the bars made wavy. barry-ˈpily a., divided into a number of equal ‘piles’ or wedge-shaped pieces, horizontally arranged, and alternately coloured.
| 1611 J. Guillim Heraldry v. iii. (1660) 369, iv. 371. |