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Meiji (iou) and barb (oh)


Meiji (iou)



Meiji noun & adjective. L19.
[Japanese, lit. 'enlightened government'.]
A. noun. The period of the rule of the Japanese emperor Mutsuhito (1868-1912), marked by the modernization and westernization of Japan. L19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of this period. E20.

barb (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: barbe 'barb, beard', from Latin barba]
the sharp curved point of a hook, arrow etc that prevents it from being easily pulled out
a remark that is clever and amusing, but also cruel
-see also barbed