Found 2 items, similar to bise.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bise bise n : a dry cold north wind in southeastern France [syn: bize]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bise Bice \Bice\, Bise \Bise\, n. [F. bis, akin to It. bigio light gray, tawny.] (Paint.) A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; -- called also blue bice. [1913 Webster] Green bice is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of copper. --Cooley. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster] Bise \Bise\, n. [F.] A cold north wind which prevails on the northern coasts of the Mediterranean and in Switzerland, etc.; -- nearly the same as the mistral. [1913 Webster] Bise \Bise\, n. (Paint.) See Bice. [1913 Webster]