Bise

//baɪs// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of bice (blue pigment) alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A cold and dry north wind; in particular in France, Switzerland, etc. uncountable
  3. 3
    a dry cold north wind in southeastern France wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from French.
  2. 2
    A cold, dry wind in Switzerland which blows through the Swiss Plateau from the northeast to the southwest.

    "I shall quote, as illustrative of the power with which the Bise blows, an extract from a letter by an intelligent traveller, written previous to the destruction of Château Grignan: […]."

Synonyms

All synonyms
bizeeasterlylevantermistralnorth windnorther

Example

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"I shall quote, as illustrative of the power with which the Bise blows, an extract from a letter by an intelligent traveller, written previous to the destruction of Château Grignan: […]."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bise.

Etymology 2

From bise, from French bise.

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