barege

or ba·rège

[ buh-rezh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.

barège

/ barɛʒ /

Origin of barege¹

First recorded in 1805–15; after Barèges, town in southern France (Hautes-Pyrénées)

Origin of barege¹

C19: named after Barèges , France, where it was originally made

We must mention a new dress, named Albanaise, made of barège.

She has on her blue barège dress, which implies her unvarying constancy.

She did her hair according to the directions of the hairdresser, and put on the barège dress spread out upon the bed.

She may be a little over thirty; she is dressed in a little barège dress, with a pattern of faint green moss.

New barège dresses are made with three flounces, scalloped, and trimmed at the edge with a quilling of ribbon.

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