Did you mayhaps mean one of these? busy, vise
Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A cold north wind of the Swiss Alps and nearby regions of France and Italy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A dry cold north and northeast wind, prevailing especially in Provence and the Rhône valley, and very destructive to vegetation, so that “to be struck by the bise” has become a proverb in Provence, meaning to be overtaken by misfortune: nearly the same as mistral.
Wiktionary
- n. Alternative form of bice (blue pigment)
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A cold north wind which prevails on the northern coasts of the Mediterranean and in Switzerland, etc.; -- nearly the same as the
mistral . - n. (Paint.) See bice.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a dry cold north wind in southeastern France
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“A wind called the bise had been blowing for the last twenty-four hours, and when we left Vevey the gale was so strong, that the steam-boat had great difficulty in getting ahead.”
“The root of a small creeper called "bise" is dug up and eaten.”
“George W. Bush, but he appeared slightly at sea with the complicated customs regarding the "bise," the kiss on the cheeks often given as a greeting even between relative strangers.”
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“Just before his encounter with Dervogne, Obama did not offer the "bise" to Sarkozy's wife Carla, preferring to shake hands formally.”
“Obama is wildly popular in France, in contrast to his predecessor George W. Bush, but he appeared slightly at sea with the complicated customs regarding the "bise," the kiss on the cheeks often given as a greeting even between relative strangers.”
“BTW, when I click on the second photo of the wagon, I get the “rideaux brise-bise” picture instead ...”
“From the social bise and baisemain, or traditional kiss of the hand greeting, to the multiple definitions of seduire, and even the overtly sexual commercials, Sciolino covers them all.”
The Huffington Post: Louise McCready: La Seduction: How the French Play the Game of Life
“Another thing I learned was "faire la bise" -- the traditional Moroccan greeting.”
The Huffington Post: YES: American Student Finds Family in Morocco on YES Abroad Program
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bise’.
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Tweets
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inktree The bise is a northern wind, cold and generally dry, that blows from the north-east of France to the south of the Massif Central, where it is called bise noire ("black bise").
Blowing year-round, the bise is usually accompanied by clear blue skies. However, it can sometimes bring heavy black clouds, storms and hail in autumn and winter.
In colloquial French, the word "bise" also means a light kiss, usually given to a friend in greeting or before parting. Aug 19, 2009