barricade English · revision 1618

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈbæɹɪkeɪd/, /ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/ ''(UK)''; /ˈbæɹɪkeɪd/, /ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|barricade]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from ''barrique'' “barrel, cask”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) which Etymonline traces through Spanish ''barricada'' “made of barrels”.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1995) Barnhart notes that the English verb (1592) is recorded before the noun (1642),^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate) and that an earlier form ''barricado'' (1580s–1590) came from Spanish.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ As a verb, to block a passage with a barricade (1592).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The first barricades in the streets of Paris were made chiefly of barrels filled with earth and stones,^(Barnhart 1995)^(RHWU)^(Etymonline) and Etymonline links the word's association with revolution to the riots of 1588.^(Etymonline) The literal sense of a hastily built street obstruction spread to any barrier, physical or figurative.^(OED 1989)^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1580s – ''barricado'', with a Spanish ending.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1592 – verb, to block with a barricade.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1642 – noun, an obstruction thrown up against an enemy.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1657 – to shut in or defend with a barricade.^(OED 1989)

+ * before 1735 – any barrier.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[barrier]] put up quickly across a street or passage to stop an enemy.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Any [[obstacle]] that blocks the way.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To block off with a barricade.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To shut someone in or out with a barricade.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[barricader]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[barrel]]

+ * [[barricado]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}