bayadere

(bä′yə dir′)

noun

a fabric or design with horizontal stripes, usually brightly colored

Origin: Fr bayadère, Hindu dancing girl < Port bailadeira, dancer < bailar, dance < LL ballare: see ball

adjective

striped horizontally

See bayadere in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A fabric with contrasting horizontal stripes.

Origin:

Origin: French bayadère

Origin: , from Portuguese bailadeira, dancer

Origin: , from bailar, to dance

Origin: , from Late Latin ballāre; see ball²

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