brise-bise
[ breez-beez ]
/ ˈbrizˌbiz /
noun
a short curtain, often of lace, hung on the lower section of a window.
Origin of brise-bise
1910–15; < French: literally, (it) breaks (the) wind (
brise 3rd singular present of
briser to break;
bise north wind)
Words nearby brise-bise
briquette,
bris,
brisance,
brisbane,
brisbane box,
brise-bise,
brise-soleil,
brisement forcé,
brisingamen,
brisk,
brisken
Example sentences 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