What is "biche"

Usage examples of "biche".

The fleet immediately unmoored and weighed, and at six in the evening ran through the strait between Biche and Sardinia: a passage so narrow that the ships could only pass one at a time, each following the stern lights of its leader.

He walked backward and forward in his room, and from time to time stood before the sofa upon which his graceful greyhound, Biche, was quietly resting.

Every minute the king passed her sofa, Biche raised her beautiful head and greeted her royal friend with an intelligent and friendly glance and a gentle wagging of her tail, and this salutation was returned each time by Frederick before he passed on.

At this moment, the Signora Biche began to bay light notes of welcome, and raised herself up from her comfortable position on the sofa.

It was in vain that Biche, his favorite hound, raised herself up and drew near to him.

When this lady learned that Biche had been a pet of the king, she at first refused to give it up: and only after several demands, and with much difficulty, could she be induced to return it.

I, but I almost regret having done so, for I perceive that Biche is a dangerous rival, and I am jealous of her.

Cape Horn, ventre biche, they have a rain that will wet through any, even the stoutest cloak.