a rail at hip height used for ballet practice and leg exercises
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barre
(bär),USA pronunciation n. [Ballet.]
bar•ré (bä rā′),USA pronunciation n. [Textiles.]
- Music and Dancea handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice. Also,[bar.]
- 1945–50
bar•ré (bä rā′),USA pronunciation n. [Textiles.]
- Textilesa pattern of stripes or bands of color extending across the warp in woven and knitted fabrics.
- Textilesa streak in the filling direction when one or more picks are of a color different from that of adjacent picks.
- French: literally, barred, past participle of barrer, derivative of barre bar1
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'barre' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Guillain-Barré syndrome
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- Wilkes-Barre
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- barrel
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