Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sheer fabric woven of silk or cotton and wool.
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- noun A sheer fabric woven of silk or cotton and wool, used for women's apparel.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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She said she had nothing but a black 'barege' along, and would that do with the hat she had on?
The Kentons William Dean Howells 1878
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Barega barege bark (colonial trade in large quantities of)
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Barega barege bark (colonial trade in large quantities of)
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Barega barege bark (colonial trade in large quantities of)
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Barega barege bark (colonial trade in large quantities of)
Broken China 2009
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Barega barege bark (colonial trade in large quantities of)
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Barega barege bark (colonial trade in large quantities of)
The Frog 2009
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Barega barege bark (colonial trade in large quantities of)
Jackson Hole, Wyo. 2009
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Barega barege bark (colonial trade in large quantities of)
O tempora, O mores 2009
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Barega barege bark (colonial trade in large quantities of)
The Cards 2009
qms commented on the word barege
Isadora, oldtimers allege,
Would dance in a cloud of Arpège,
Adorned all the while
With only a smile
And diaphanous wisps of barege.
July 13, 2018