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noun Ballet.
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
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Barre
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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noun
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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.
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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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