BARBED, in a general sense, bearded like a fish-hook set with barbs; also shaved or trimmed.
BARBED and Crested, in Heraldry, an appellation given to the combs and gills of a cock, when particularized for being of a different tincture from the body.
A barbed cross, is a cross the extremities whereof are like the barbed irons used for striking fish.