Definitions for bayaderes

bayaderes ba·ya·dere

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

Bayaderes is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 357 anagrams from letters in bayaderes (aabdeersy).

Definitions for bayaderes

noun

  1. a fabric with horizontal stripes of brilliant colors.

Origin of bayaderes

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 bayaderes

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for bayaderes
Scrable

14

Words with friends

14

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