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Du Barry
[doo bar-ee, dyoo, d
noun
Comtesse Marie Jeanne Bécu, 1746–93, mistress of Louis XV.
du Barry
/ dy bari, djuː ˈbærɪ /
noun
Comtesse (kɔ̃tɛs), original name Marie Jeanne Bécu. ?1743–93, mistress of Louis XV, guillotined in the French Revolution
Example Sentences
It was recently announced he will appear in the film Jeanne Du Barry, produced by French company Why Not Productions, which will mark his first starring role since the trial.
I used to paint the arms and legs of the princess doll each time the real princess altered her skin color, keeping up-to-date with the scandal sheets Maman used to smuggle past Du Barry.
In 1996 he made a cameo appearance as an Internal Revenue Service agent in the opening-night concert performance of “Du Barry Was a Lady” in City Center’s Encores series.
I went out on the road and continued to do ‘Du Barry Was a Lady.’
Eagerly clutching to my bosom an out-of-print copy of “The Art of Social Climbing,” a post-Gatsby guide by Felix Du Barry, I asked yet another attractive male salesclerk, “Is this for sale?”
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