Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
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.
Bise \Bise\, n. (Paint.)
See {Bice}.
Source : WordNet®
bise
n : a dry cold north wind in southeastern France [syn: {bize}]