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duchesse brisée

American

[dy-shes bree-zey] / dü ʃɛs briˈzeɪ /

noun

duchesse

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

duchesses brisées

plural

Etymology

Origin of duchesse brisée

1935–40; < French: folding duchesse

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