First recorded in 1805–15; after Barèges, town in southern France (Hautes-Pyrénées)
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Her aunt smiled, and gave Tillie her brown barege veil; and the little girl spread it tenderly over the top of the shawl, saying, 'There, my baby, don't cry any more.'
From Little Mittens for The Little Darlings Being the Second Book of the Series by Fanny, Aunt
Imagine the green barege veil then; for it remained always down over her face.
From Balcony Stories by King, Grace E.
Suppose we call it barege, and let it go at that?
From The Gates of Chance by Sutphen, Van Tassel
He would send her a black barege, twelve yards, just enough to make a gown.
From Madame Bovary by Aveling, Eleanor Marx
The gingham will last longer than the barege, and will be good for more uses after it is outworn as a dress.
From A New Atmosphere by Hamilton, Gail
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 The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various
She was a thin, cold, phantom-like woman, shrouded in water-proofs and green barège veils.
From Men, Women, and Ghosts by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Promenade Dress.—For walking in public gardens, barège dresses, plain or figured, are generally adopted; but glacé, or damask bareges are the most recherchés.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. by Various
Barèges are also much worn, with white ground sprinkled with little rose-buds; silk barège, with wreaths of flowers, are newer.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various
Summer dresses of barège, muslin, mohair, and other light materials, simply require shaking; but if the muslin be tumbled, it must be ironed afterwards.
From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
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