brise-bise

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To-day new silk _brise-bise_ appeared on the second floor, and a glimpse of a branching palm.

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  • To-day new silk _brise-bise_ appeared on the second floor, and a glimpse of a branching palm. —  Big Game A Story for Girls
  • Behind the silken curtains and _brise-bise_ of Number 14, the "Pampered —  Betty Trevor
  • The Pet's bedroom was on the third storey of the house, and as its windows faced the gardens of the Square, she had a fancy for leaving them undraped, except for the narrow _brise-bise_ over the lower panes. —  Betty Trevor
 

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