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Answer for the clue "A dry cold north wind in SE France ", 4 letters:
bise

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Word definitions for bise in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bise \Bise\, n. (Paint.) See Bice .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (alternative form of bice nodot=yes English) (blue pigment) 2 A cold, dry, northerly wind in France, Switzerland, etc.

Usage examples of bise.

The sound of the bells, half musical, half ominous, was borne by the bise across the vineyards, for the easterly wind that brings fine weather was blowing over lake and forest, and seemed to drive before it thin sheets of moonlight that turned the whole world soft.

Douglas got in only one shot he thought telling, a reminder of the historic nature of the bise F "That's for Kemble's sake," he told Jeremiah during a recess.

Vois, la brise Tourne au nord, Et la bise Souffle et mord Sur ta pure Chevelure Qui murmure Et se tord.