barré
[bah-rey]
- Textiles. a pattern of stripes or bands of color extending across the warp in woven and knitted fabrics.
- Textiles. a streak in the filling direction when one or more picks are of a color different from that of adjacent picks.
- Music. a technique of playing a chord on a stringed instrument by laying a finger across the strings at a particular fret, raising their pitch.
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Origin of barré
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barré
- the act of laying the index finger over some or all of the strings of a guitar, lute, or similar instrument, so that the pitch of each stopped string is simultaneously raisedCompare capo 1
- the playing of chords in this manner
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- to execute (chords) in this manner
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- by using the barré
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Word Origin
C19: from French, from barrer bar 1
barre
- a rail at hip height used for ballet practice and leg exercises
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Word Origin
literally: bar
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Word Origin and History for barré
barre
1876, in reference to chords played on a guitar, etc., from French, literally "bar" (see bar (n.1)).
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