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brise-bise

/ˈbɹiːzˌbiːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
brise-bise
IPA
/ˈbɹiːzˌbiːz/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A net curtain (or lace curtain) for the lower half of a window.

Etymology

Borrowed from French brise-bise.

Inflected Forms

brises-bises (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce brise-bise?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹiːzˌbiːz/.
What does brise-bise mean?
A net curtain (or lace curtain) for the lower half of a window.
Where does brise-bise come from?
Borrowed from French brise-bise.

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