Definitions for bayadere

bayadere ba·ya·dere

Spelling: [bahy-uh-deer, -der]
IPA: /ˈbaɪ əˌdɪər, -ˌdɛr/

Bayadere is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 193 anagrams from letters in bayadere (aabdeery).

Definitions for bayadere

noun

  1. a fabric with horizontal stripes of brilliant colors.

Origin of bayadere

1855-60; French: a professional female dancer of India Portuguese bailadeira, feminine of bailador dancer (baila(r) to dance (see ball2) + -dor Latin -tor

Examples for bayadere

The reflection of a greater thing claimed her and taught her, held her like a bayadere in a temple court.

We also honored with our presence the bayadere communities, where only women dwell.

bayadere, a dancing-girl in India, dressed in loose Eastern costume.

Close by, a mat, as pretty as the bayadere who once lay upon it, still gave out a faint scent of sandal wood.

And Bettina, the bayadere, who imitates Mignon's egg-dance, has nothing whatever to do with work.

Word Value for bayadere
Scrable

14

Words with friends

14

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