barege

American  

[buh-rezh] / bəˈrɛʒ /

Or barège

noun

1. a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.

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barège British  

/ barɛʒ /

noun

1. a light silky gauze fabric made of wool

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adjective

1. made of such a fabric

Etymology

Origin of barege

First recorded in 1805–15; after Barèges, town in southern France (Hautes-Pyrénées)

Example Sentences

Suppose we call it barege, and let it go at that?

From The Gates of Chance by Sutphen, Van Tassel

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 Hartley, Florence

She had on a white barege dress, very simple, but extremely pretty.

From Virgin Soil by Townsend, R. S.

Muslin, tulle, and barege form elegant and very beautiful textures for this description of dress.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by

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