Meanings
nounbrise-bise (plural brises-bises)
plural brises-bises
- A net curtain (or lace curtain) for the lower half of a window.
Origin
- Frenchbrise-bise
- Englishbrise-bise
Borrowed from French brise-bise.
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brise-bise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brise-bise
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“brise-bise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brise-bise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brise-bise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brise-bise.
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