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barre
/bɑɹ/
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What does barre mean?
noun
- A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.
- Ellipsis of barre chord.
verb
- To form a barre chord on an instrument.
More meanings (6)
proper noun
- A surname from French.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts, named after Isaac Barré.
- A town in Orleans County, New York, named after Barre, MA.
- A city and town in Washington County, Vermont, named after Isaac Barré; the city is surrounded by the town.
- A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, probably after Barre, VT.
- A commune in Tarn department, Occitania, France.
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IPA pronunciation
/bɑɹ/
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To Barre belongs the original suggestion to murder an old woman who sells milk and is reputed to have savings.
“Prenez la barre, monsieur,” Dominic broke the silence suddenly in an austere voice.
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Scaphio: Are you aware that Sir Bailey Barre has introduced a law of libel by which all editors of scurrilous newspapers are pub- licly flogged—as in England?
After the battle of the Nile he had landed all his prisoners, upon a solemn engagement made between Troubridge on one side and Captain Barre on the other, that none of them should serve until regularly exchanged.