bayadere
Americannoun
noun
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a dancing girl, esp one serving in a Hindu temple
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a fabric or design with horizontal stripes, esp of a bright colour
adjective
Etymology
Origin of bayadere
1855–60; < French: a professional female dancer of India < Portuguese bailadeira, feminine of bailador dancer ( baila ( r ) to dance ( see ball 2) + -dor < Latin -tor -tor ); apparently in reference to the fabrics worn by such dancers
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After Marsyas, the bayadere bounded, as if pitched from the front of the wave.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller
Bertha had chosen a blue and white silk of a bayadere stripe, with lace ruffles at the neck and wrists and a skirt of voluminous fulness.
From Patty's Summer Days by Carolyn Wells
He looked to catch a glimpse of Vasti, the bayadere, at his side.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller
The bayadere made toward the sea-front, not many yards distant, sped across the wharf and over the edge apparently into the water.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Elizabeth Miller
We also honored with our presence the bayadere communities, where only women dwell.
From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by M?r J?kai
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