bise

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/baɪs//biːz/

noun

A cold and dry north wind; in particular in France, Switzerland, etc.

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bize
OriginFrench bise →
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Meanings

bise1

nounbise (countable and uncountable, plural bises)

plural bises

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of bice (blue pigment)

bise2

nounbise (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA cold and dry north wind; in particular in France, Switzerland, etc.

Bise3

proper nounBise (plural Bises)

plural Bises

  1. A surname from French.

Bise4

proper nounthe Bise
  1. A cold, dry wind in Switzerland which blows through the Swiss Plateau from the northeast to the southwest.

    I shall quote, as illustrative of the power with which the Bise blows, an extract from a letter by an intelligent traveller, written previous to the destruction of Château Grignan: […].

    1829, John Hughes, Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna dry cold north wind in southeastern France

Similar
bize
Broader
north windnortherlynorther

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

bise · noun

  1. Frenchbise
  2. Frenchbise
  3. Englishbise

Borrowed from French bise.

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Bise · proper noun

  1. Frenchbise
  2. EnglishBise

From bise, from French bise.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

bise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bise

MLA

“bise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bise.

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