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Etymology 1
From OE. bearm.

Pronunciation
IPA|/bɑ:m/

Noun
en-noun

1. italbrac|obsolete except in dialects bosom|Bosom, lap.

#*Late C14: And with that word this faucon gan to crie / And swowned eft in Canacees barm. — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Squire's Tale’, Canterbury Tales

Etymology 2
From OE. beorma. The cake sense is possibly a shortened form of barmcake, which would be made with yeast as described in that sense. Possibly it is from the Ir. báirín breac, a type of cake.

Pronunciation
IPA|/bɑ:m/

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast.

#:*1882: In 1577 yeast, called barm, is bought at 9d. the pail. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 620.

1. A small flat round, individual loaf, or roll of bread.

See also
top2
bap
bun
roll
mid2
muffin
barmy
barmpot

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