Barbe

(Ste.) The powder-room in a French ship; so called from St. Barbara, the patron saint of artillery. (See Barbary.)

Heap lying curls a million on your head;
On socks, a cubit high, plant your proud tread,
You're just what you are—that's all about it.

Goethe: Faust (Dr. Anster), p. 163.

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