First recorded in 1805–15; after Barèges, town in southern France (Hautes-Pyrénées)
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She did her hair according to the directions of the hairdresser, and put on the barege dress spread out upon the bed.
From Madame Bovary by Aveling, Eleanor Marx
She had on a white barege dress, very simple, but extremely pretty.
From Virgin Soil by Townsend, R. S.
The head was hidden by a green barege veil, which the showers had plentifully besprinkled with dew; a tall, thin figure.
From Balcony Stories by King, Grace E.
He wore a small pink turban sparkling with diamonds, a pair of pink barege trousers, and a white gauze coat.
From From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan by Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna)
For deep mourning, the dress should be of bombazine, Parramatta cloth, delaine, barege, or merino, made up over black lining.
From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence
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