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[syn: bise, bize]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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Green bice is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow
orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of
copper. --Cooley. --Brande & C.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bise \Bise\, n. (Paint.)
See Bice.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bise
n 1: a dry cold north wind in southeastern France [syn: bise,
bize]