brise-bise

[ breez-beez ]

noun

1. a short curtain, often of lace, hung on the lower section of a window.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brise-bise¹

1910–15; < French: literally, (it) breaks (the) wind ( brise 3rd-person singular present of briser to break; bise north wind)

Example Sentences

To-day new silk brise-bise appeared on the second floor, and a glimpse of a branching palm.

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Behind the silken curtains and brise-bise of Number 14, the “Pampered Pet” had her residence.

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