noun
- plural of bayadere; Hindu dancing girls or temple dancers
Usage: historical; cultural term
Examples
- The bayaderes performed traditional dances at the temple festival.
- Historical accounts describe the elaborate costumes worn by bayaderes.
- The bayaderes were skilled in both dance and music.
- Colonial writers often wrote about the bayaderes they encountered in India.
- The art of the bayaderes has been preserved through generations.