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baren

Syllables: Ba·ren/bɑ.ɹɛn/

baren noun: a tool for pressing woodcuts, consisting of a disk with a coil of string glued to one side, covered with a smooth sheet.

Noun

baren (plural baren or barens)

  1. A tool for pressing woodcuts, consisting of a disk with a coil of string glued to one side, covered with a smooth sheet.
  2. Any of several similar printing tools with a low-friction bumpy surface, made of ball bearings, glass, plastic, or other materials.

Proper noun capitalized: Baren

Baren

  1. Synonym of Barin: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • On 3 April, Abudure Yimu and Aihaiti Alabai, backbone members of the counterrevolutionary armed rebellion in Baren Township, went to Aigusi Township in Yengisar County to buy horses for battle. They offered a price as high as 2,000 yuan to buy a good horse owned by Danixi in San Village. The horse...1990 June 19 [1990 April 23], Shi Jian, Dong Jianshneg, Yusufujiang, Shi Linjie, “Report on the Quelling of the Counterrevolutionary Rebellion in Baren Township”, in Daily Report: China, number 118...
    • In the dusty bazaar streets of Kashi, also known as Kashgar, Uighur hatred of Chinese authorities runs deep. Many here believe that more than 100 died fighting Chinese troops last spring in the nearby town of Baren.1990, David Holley, “COLUMN ONE : An Islamic Challenge to China : Officials fear the spread of fundamentalism in the westernmost region. They toughen controls on religious life and suppress...
    Synonyms:
    Barin

Synonyms of baren

Forms of baren

Noun
pluralbaren
pluralbarens
Proper noun
alternative formPa-jen

Origin of baren

Borrowed from Japanese 馬楝 (baren).

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 巴仁 (Bārén), which is derived from Uyghur بارىن (barin).

Questions about baren

What does baren mean?
Baren means a tool for pressing woodcuts, consisting of a disk with a coil of string glued to one side, covered with a smooth sheet.
What part of speech is baren?
Baren can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce baren?
Baren is pronounced /bɑ.ɹɛn/.
What is the plural of baren?
The plural of baren is baren.

Words near baren in the dictionary

  1. bareleggedness
  2. Barellan
  3. Barelvi
  4. Barelvis
  5. barely
  6. baren
  7. Barendrecht
  8. Barendt
  9. Barendts
  10. barenecked
  11. bareness

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