barege
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of barege
First recorded in 1805–15; after Barèges, town in southern France (Hautes-Pyrénées)
Example Sentences
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Barege denied reports that the Burundi government had withdrawn from the talks.
From US News
Burundi's ambassador to Uganda Jean Bosco Barege said Tuesday his government has asked for more time to prepare for mediation by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Tanzania.
From US News
Before the open piano was seated a very pretty doll in a flounced blue silk dress, trimmed with crystal drops; upon the sofa reclined her two sisters, one wearing white with a green sash, and the other pink barege; while the mother, in purple satin edged with white lace, occupied a large arm-chair, with her feet upon a footstool.
From Project Gutenberg
The dress worn with this mantelet is of white muslin, ornamented with needlework; but the mantelet is intended to be worn in outdoor costume with a dress of silk or barège.
From Project Gutenberg
The dress in the first of the above figures is of a plaided barège, of a delicate pink.
From Project Gutenberg
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