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.
Green bice is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow
orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of
copper. --Cooley. --Brande & C.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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