barb

Feeling word · 1 style

A thin form whose tip protrudes. High length-to-width ratio, pointed end, narrow base; hard, pricking, one direction only. Of thorns, needles, line terminals.

Styles

• Viking / Norse Art

Co-occurs with

• ragged
• emaciation
• sensuality
• interlace
• angst
• warping
• tension
• tautness
• finely packed
• facet

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