Definition of bichon frise in English:
bichon frise
nounPlural bichons frise, Plural Bichon Frises, Plural bichon frisesbiːʃ(ə)n ˈfriːz
A small dog of a breed with a fine, curly white coat.
- Today I watched a woman keeping an anxious eye on her bichon frise's bowel movements.
- If ever the greeting card industry needs a poster dog for Valentine's Day, there is no better candidate than the bichon frise.
- As soon as a young woman walking her bichon frise came by in the other direction, the men's chatter started up again.
- Lupine qualities are apparent in the Alaskan malamute, but unfathomable in the bichon frise.
- The nine-year-old bichon frise became trapped and Mrs Black rushed to help.
Origin
From French barbichon 'little water spaniel' + frisé 'curly-haired'.
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