brise-bise

[ breez-beez ]

noun
  1. a short curtain, often of lace, hung on the lower section of a window.

Origin of brise-bise

1
1910–15; <French: literally, (it) breaks (the) wind (brise 3rd-person singular present of briser to break; bise north wind)

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How to use brise-bise in a sentence

  • To-day new silk brise-bise appeared on the second floor, and a glimpse of a branching palm.

    Big Game | Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • Behind the silken curtains and brise-bise of Number 14, the “Pampered Pet” had her residence.

    Betty Trevor | Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey