or BARRAY, island of. See BARRAY.

BARRAY, in commerce, a long measure used in Portugal and some parts of Spain, to measure woollen cloths, linen cloths, and ferges. There are three sorts: the barra of Valencia, 13 of which make 12 1/2 yards English measure; the barra of Castile, 7 of which make 6 1/4 yards; and the barra of Arragon, 3 of which make 2 1/4 yards English.