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Textiles. a pattern of stripes or bands of color extending across the warp in woven and knitted fabrics.
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Textiles. a streak in the filling direction when one or more picks are of a color different from that of adjacent picks.
3.
Music. a technique of playing a chord on a stringed instrument by laying a finger across the strings at a particular fret, raising their pitch.
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Barré
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| barré (ˈbæreɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare capo the act of laying the index finger over some or all of the strings of a guitar, lute, or similar instrument, so that the pitch of each stopped string is simultaneously raised |
| 2. | the playing of chords in this manner |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to execute (chords) in this manner |
| —adv | |
| 4. | by using the barré |
| [C19: from French, from barrer | |
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