brise-bisen.
/ˈbriːzbiːz/ A curtain of net or lace for the lower part of a window. Also attributive.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > hangings > curtain > window-curtains > types of
festoon curtain1708
valance1726
casement curtain1824
brise-bise1912
1912 Queen 10 Aug. 266/1 Brise-bise curtains of striped net.
1923 Daily Mail 14 Feb. 1 (advt.) Cream Hem-stitched Lace and Insertion Casements and Brise Bise.
1923 Daily Mail 17 Apr. 14 Insertion Brise a bise.
1923 Daily Mail 29 May 15 The Brise-bise Lace Curtain (familiarly called a ‘Brisby’).
1923 Daily Mail 14 Aug. 1/3 Cotton net..suitable for gowns, bris-à-bris.
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