Bara
Theda
[thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
Historical Examples
Hairdressing varies considerably, and among the Bara and Sakalava is often elaborate.
Man, Past and Present Agustus Henry Keane
Ibex are plentiful, bears also, and in the autumn, ‘Bara sing.’
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains Augustus Henry Irby
On my enquiring what it was, he told me the Bara sing was dead, shot by Subhan.
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains Augustus Henry Irby
Both Bara and Obeid were to have been retaken and garrisoned.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885 Charles Royle
At times a party of mimes or actors come round, and a rare treat is not seldom afforded by the Bara roopees.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier James Inglis
At nine o’clock when she reached the Bara Koti she discovered that Joyce was not in.
Banked Fires E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi
I told him, when I was at the Bara Koti this morning, that she was leaving by the 7:20.
Banked Fires E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi
The word “Bara,” translated “created,” has a variety of meanings.
A Manual of the Antiquity of Man J. P. MacLean
It was mentioned that the doctor dined at the Bara Koti that evening.
Banked Fires E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi
Bara means twelve, and roop is an impersonation, a character.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier James Inglis
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