Definition of "bayadere" [ba•ya•dere]

• A fabric with contrasting horizontal stripes. (noun)

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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."
• "Battle of the Nek bayadere beards bears beauty beaver becoming headgear"
• "Battle of the Nek bayadere beards bears beaver becoming headgear"