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barre

Pronunciation: (bär), [key]
—n. Ballet.
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice. Also,bar.

bar•ré

Pronunciation: (bä-rā'), [key]
—n. Textiles.
1. a pattern of stripes or bands of color extending across the warp in woven and knitted fabrics.
2. a streak in the filling direction when one or more picks are of a color different from that of adjacent picks.

Barr body

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