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brise-bise

noun
\ˈbrēzˌbēz\

Definition of brise-bise 

: a half curtain for the lower part of a window brise-bise curtains in the kitchen

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History and Etymology for brise-bise

French, literally, windbreaker, from briser to break + bise north wind

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