barye

[ bar-ee ]

/ ˈbær i /

noun

Words nearby barye

barware, barwise, barycenter, barycentre, barycentric coordinate system, barye, baryon, baryon number, baryonic, baryshnikov, barysphere

Origin of barye

< French < Greek barýs heavy

Definition for barye (2 of 2)

Barye

[ ba-ree ]

/ baˈri /

noun

An·toine Louis

[ahn-twan lwee] /ɑ̃ˈtwan lwi/, 1795–1875, French sculptor and painter.

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Examples from the Web for barye

Barye's place in the history of art is more nearly unique, perhaps, than that of any of the great artists.
French Art|W. C. Brownell
These certainly were far from being trivial satisfactions, and Barye had also reaped a harvest of even subtler joys.
Artists Past and Present|Elisabeth Luther Cary
Cellini's "Perseus" is really more of a "parlor ornament" than Barye's smallest figure.
French Art|W. C. Brownell
Perhaps he has seen them, and is standing—still as a Barye bronze—with his great, soft, wondering eyes riveted upon theirs.
On Canada's Frontier|Julian Ralph

He was born in Paris in 1840, studied at the Petit École and later with Barye.
The Complete Club Book for Women|Caroline French Benton

British Dictionary definitions for barye

barye

/ (ˈbærɪ) /

noun

a unit of pressure in the cgs system equal to one dyne per square centimetre. 1 barye is equivalent to 1 microbar

Word Origin for barye

C19: from French, from Greek barus heavy

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