barege
|ba-rege|
/bəˈreɪ/
light, sheer fabric
Etymology
'barege' originates from French, specifically the word 'barège', where 'Barèges' is the name of a town in the Hautes-Pyrénées region.
'barege' was borrowed into English in the early 19th century from French 'barège', referring to the lightweight fabric produced at Barèges; in English the accent was often dropped, producing the form 'barege'.
Initially, it meant 'a fabric from Barèges', but over time it came to mean generally 'a thin, lightweight silk-and-wool fabric' in English.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a lightweight, sheer fabric originally made of a silk-and-wool blend, traditionally produced in the town of Barèges in southwestern France; used for dresses, veils, and summer garments.
She wore a pale dress made of barege to the garden party.
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