bayadere
Definitions
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- noun A female dancer
- noun A type of fabric having strongly contrasting stripes
Examples
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In their childhood he had drawn for her amusement Spanish galleons, the domes of Mogul palaces, and a fantastic damsel, that he called a bayadere, languishing on a balcony.
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There were a half-dozen or more white muslin gowns, flounced and trimmed with valenciennes lace, many yards; there was a rich bayadere silk gown trimmed fully with guipure lace; a green silk dress with gold embroidery; a blue-and-silver brocade, — these last evening gowns.
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Bertha had chosen a blue and white silk of a bayadere stripe, with lace ruffles at the neck and wrists and a skirt of voluminous fulness.
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There is not such another bayadere under the night-cap of the sky!
Note
The word 'bayadere' comes from a Portuguese word meaning 'female dancer'.