Meaning of barège | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of barège.
   alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
2. A type of gauzy fabric used for making dresses, originally made in Barèges.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Rose took out an old barege of an ashes-of-roses color.”

“She moved, a stately high-hipped figure, her severe face almost concealed in a scooping green barege hood, to the centre of the floor, and stood there with a pose that might have answered for a statue of Judgment.”

“"Because her father--ah! bon jour, Madame--excuse me, Monsieur, but I go to pay my respects to Madame la Comtesse!" cried the Belgian, as an elderly red-faced lady, with fuzzy sandy hair, wearing a dingy, many-flounced lilac barege gown, came towards them along the gravel path.”

“She has on her blue barege dress, which implies her unvarying constancy.”

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