brise-bise
[breez-beez]
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noun
a short curtain, often of lace, hung on the lower section of a window.
Nearby words
- briquette,
- bris,
- brisance,
- brisbane,
- brisbane box,
- brise-soleil,
- brisement forcé,
- brisingamen,
- brisk,
- brisken
Origin of brise-bise
1910–15; < French: literally, (it) breaks (the) wind (brise 3rd singular present of briser to break; bise north wind)
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Examples from the Web for brise-bise
Behind the silken curtains and brise-bise of Number 14, the “Pampered Pet” had her residence.
Betty Trevor|Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey