a rail at hip height used for ballet practice and leg exercises
Word origin
literally: bar
barré in British English
(ˈbæreɪ)
noun
1.
the act of laying the index finger over some or all of the strings of a guitar, lute, or similar instrument, so that the pitch of each stopped string is simultaneouslyraised
Compare capo1
2.
the playing of chords in this manner
verb
3.
to execute (chords) in this manner
adverb
4.
by using the barré
Word origin
C19: from French, from barrerbar1
barre in American English
(bɑr)
noun
a horizontal handrail held onto while doing ballet exercises
: also sp. bar
Word origin
Fr
Examples of 'barre' in a sentence
barre
`Imagine trying to do that with a little filet de barre inside you.