du barry, comtesse

Du Bar·ry

[doo bar-ee, dyoo; French dy ba-ree]
noun
Comtesse ( Marie Jeanne Bécu ) 1746–93, mistress of Louis XV.
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du Barry (djuː ˈbærɪ, French dy bari) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Comtesse (kɔ̃tɛs), original name Marie Jeanne Bécu. ?1743--93, mistress of Louis XV, guillotined in the French Revolution

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