brise-bise

English

Etymology

From French brise-bise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹiːzˌbiːz/

Noun

brise-bise (plural brises-bises)

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁiz.biz/

Noun

brise-bise m (invariable)

1. brise-bise

Further reading

• “brise-bise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.