BARBED. Bearded. It is also applied to roses.

[Illustration: Barbed]

Ex. Azure, a rose argent, barbed, and seeded proper.

BARON. The lowest title of the peerage of Great Britain.

BARON AND FEMME. Terms used in Heraldry to denote the arms of a man
and his wife, marshalled together. See p. 38. [CHAP. VI.]

BARRULET. The smallest diminutive of the bar. The closet is half the
bar; the barrulet half the closet.

[Illustration: Barrulet]

Ex. Gules, two barrulets argent.

BARRY. A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and
consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.

[Illustration: Barry]

Ex. Barry of eight pieces, azure and argent.

BATON. BATUNE. BASTON. It is generally used as an abatement in coats
of arms to denote illegitimacy.

[Illustration: Baton]