Du Barry
noun
Comtesse Marie Jeanne Bécu, 1746–93, mistress of Louis XV.
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Du Barry
American
[doo bar-ee, dyoo, dy ba -ree]
/ du ˈbær i, dyu, dü baˈri /
noun
du Barry
British
/ dy bari, djuː ˈbærɪ /
noun
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It was recently announced he will appear in the film Jeanne Du Barry, produced by French company Why Not Productions, which will mark his first starring role since the trial.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2022
Eagerly clutching to my bosom an out-of-print copy of “The Art of Social Climbing,” a post-Gatsby guide by Felix Du Barry, I asked yet another attractive male salesclerk, “Is this for sale?”
From New York Times • May 29, 2013
Du Barry Was a Lady tells of a washroom attendant who wins $75,000 in a sweepstakes and tries to marry a nightclub singer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Music Theater: Du Barry Was a Lady brings back Bert Lahr in the role he made famous on Broadway.
From Time Magazine Archive
I remember when Du Barry paired us up to change our very first person.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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