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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
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     {Green bice} is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow
        orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of
        copper. --Cooley. --Brande & C.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bise \Bise\, n. (Paint.)
     See {Bice}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bise
       n : a dry cold north wind in southeastern France [syn: {bize}]

















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