barege
noun
a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.
barege
American
[buh-rezh]
/ bəˈrɛʒ /
Or
barège
noun
barège
British
/ barɛʒ /
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of barege
First recorded in 1805–15; after Barèges, town in southern France (Hautes-Pyrénées)
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For small social companies, a dark silk in winter, and a pretty lawn, barege, or white muslin in summer, are the most appropriate.
From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley
She laid a fold of the barege over the pink silk, then she looked radiantly at Sylvia.
From The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
The veil is of crape or barege with heavy border; black gloves and black-bordered handkerchief.
From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by John H. Young
I had on an old drab skirt, my water-proof cloak, and a venerable straw hat trimmed with green, with a blue barege veil falling from its brim.
From Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California by Mary E. (Mary Evarts) Anderson
Old silk handkerchiefs, are best for highly polished furniture, or an old barege veil answers a good purpose.
From Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers by Elizabeth E. (Elizabeth Ellicott) Lea
There are a great many black lace schales, embroidered muslins, printed barège, square or long, with cashmere patterns.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 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
We must mention a new dress, named Albanaise, made of barège.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various
She was dressed in a light-blue barège, with low neck and short sleeves, and wore coral beads in her hair, white satin slippers, and a pair of yellow gloves.
From What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge
She wore a green barège dress, trimmed with flaming red ribbons; some of the gathers were out at the waist, and her petticoat showed at the bottom.
From Funny Little Socks Being the Fourth Book by Sarah L. Barrow
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