What did it matter if the devious turnings of life should lead them far apart, or the barring gate of circumstance forever separate them?

That worthless strip of land, barring deadly foes, shook as with repeated earthquakes.

"Yes, Peterday," said the Sergeant, hanging each cup upon its appointed nail, and setting each saucer solicitously in the space reserved for it on the small dresser, "since you have took our marching orders as you have took 'em, I am quite reconciled to parting with these here snug quarters, barring onlya book-shelf, and a cup-board.

I knows it, for I've thried it, and it is not a new beginner that will make much of sich oare; barring he knows nothin' about them.

And how d'ye think that hole comes there, barring all oversights in setting up the sticks?" "It has not been made intentionally, I should hope, O'Hearn?" "'Twas made by Joel, and that by just sawing off a post, and forcin' out a pin or two, so that the palisade works like a door.

They waited, barring the trail.

Doctor (barring the way).No, you shall not go until you have given me an answer.

This would be possible and probably certain under the scheme proposed, but barring this, it is surely an open question whether the pretty thoroughly standardized curriculum now in operation would not be considerably modified to advantage if it is recognized that the prime object of education is character rather than mental training and the fitting of a pupil to obtain a paying job on graduation.

in deduction &c n.; less; short of; minus, without, except, except for, excepting, with the exception of, barring, save, exclusive of, save and except, with a reservation; not counting, if one doesn't count.

Adv. exclusive of, barring; except; with the exception of; save; bating.

This movement was discovered at once by Lee; he sent Longstreet's corps forward, and, when the Federal army arrived, the Southern forces were drawn up in their front, between them and Richmond, thus barring, for the fourth time in the campaign, the road to the capital.

General Lee remained facing his adversary in his lines at Cold Harbor, for many days after the bloody struggle of the 3d of June, confident of his ability to repulse any new attack, and completely barring the way to Richmond.

She stood there (says Moll) within her gates, with raised hand and a most bitter, unforgiving look upon her wasted face, barring the way by which Moll might regain her husband; and as the poor wife halted, trembling in dreadful awe, the old woman advanced with the sure foot of right and justice.

[Barring the HENS' passage, while everything shakes.]

"No farther," he said, playfully barring her passage.

Barring accidents, I think we'll have that young man out of bed in a week.

But, barring a rearrangement of the cosmic scheme, I dare say maids will continue to delight in their own comeliness so long as mirrors speak truth.

His inquiries were for nine years employed upon the best method of barring a window, or a door; and many an hour has he spent in establishing the preference of a bolt to a lock.

The conspicuous barring of the bird's plumage should, however, make any real confusion impossible.

To Folsom it seemed that the distant stretch of dark water was like a prison wall, barring the outside world from him and the other fools who had elected to stay "inside.

But, as he was fat and round as an elephant, and started off at a brisk pace, and we were well protected from the rain, it was not so bad after all, barring the jolts and jarred vertebræ.

The other players were evidently all more or less effective, barring Cibber, whose Syphax (the Numidian warrior who seeks the downfall of Cato), must have made the judicious grieve.

The social virtues and the cheerful mind Have ever crowned our days, beguiled our pain; Strangers to discord and her clamorous train," &c. The lines suggest placidity of existence, and placid, indeed, was the married life of Booth, barring his moments of ill-health.

Not satisfied with barring the door, the old habitant pushed his chest against it.

" The woman placed herself in the pathway, with arms akimbo, barring her passage.