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BISE
bise, bize
(noun) a dry cold north wind in southeastern France
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
bise (countable and uncountable, plural bises)
Alternative form of bice (blue pigment)
A cold, dry, northerly wind in France, Switzerland, etc.
Anagrams
• BIEs, EIBs, ISEB, Ibes, Seib, Sibe, ibes
Proper noun
Bise (plural Bises)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bise is the 18227th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1526 individuals. Bise is most common among White (91.28%) individuals.
Anagrams
• BIEs, EIBs, ISEB, Ibes, Seib, Sibe, ibes
Source: Wiktionary
Bice, Bise, n. Etym: [F. bis, akin to It. bigio light gray, tawny.] (Paint.)
Definition: A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; -- called also blue bice. Green bice is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of copper. Cooley. Brande & C.
Bise, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A cold north wind which prevails on the northern coasts of the Mediterranean and in Switzerland, etc.; -- nearly the same as the mistral.
Bise, n. (Paint.)
Definition: See Bice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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