barege

American  

[buh-rezh] / bəˈrɛʒ /

Or barège

noun

1. a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.

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barège British  

/ barɛʒ /

noun

1. a light silky gauze fabric made of wool

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adjective

1. made of such a fabric

Etymology

Origin of barege

First recorded in 1805–15; after Barèges, town in southern France (Hautes-Pyrénées)

Example Sentences

Marcella Eubanks did cry on the way home and had to put down her green barege veil.

From The Boss of Little Arcady by Wilson, Harry Leon

For deep mourning, the dress should be of bombazine, Parramatta cloth, delaine, barege, or merino, made up over black lining.

From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence

You will have a barege dress, which, with the increased price of linings and trimmings and making, will cost before it is ready to be worn fifteen more.

From A New Atmosphere by Hamilton, Gail

She did her hair according to the directions of the hairdresser, and put on the barege dress spread out upon the bed.

From Madame Bovary by Aveling, Eleanor Marx

Let the dress be made of dark, plain material, with a simple straw or felt bonnet, trimmed with the same color as the dress, and a thick barege veil.

From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence