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ba⋅ya⋅dere

  [bahy-uh-deer, -der]
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–noun
a fabric with horizontal stripes of brilliant colors.
Origin:
1855–60; < F: a professional female dancer of India < Pg bailadeira, fem. of bailador dancer (baila(r) to dance (see ball 2 ) + -dor < L -tor -tor ); appar. in reference to the fabrics worn by such dancers
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ba·ya·dere   (bī'ə-dîr', -dâr')   
n.  A fabric with contrasting horizontal stripes.

[French bayadère, from Portuguese bailadeira, dancer, from bailar, to dance, from Late Latin ballāre; see ball2.]
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