bertha


ber·tha

B0206900 (bûr′thə)n. A wide deep collar, often of lace, that covers the shoulders of a dress.
[French berthe, after Bertha (died 783), Carolingian queen as the wife of Pepin the Short.]

bertha

(ˈbɜːθə) n (Clothing & Fashion) a wide deep capelike collar, often of lace, usually to cover up a low neckline[C19: from French berthe, from Berthe, 8th-century Frankish queen, mother of Charlemagne]

ber•tha

(ˈbɜr θə)

n., pl. -thas. a woman's large, capelike collar. [1835–45; after Bertha (d. a.d. 783), wife of Pepin the Short]
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