Green’s Dictionary of Slang

brisby n.

[SE brise-bise, f. Fr. brise-bise, windbreaker]

a net or lace curtain used to cover the lower part of a (sash) window.

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[UK]Daily Mail 29 May 15: The Brise-bise Lace Curtain (familiarly called a ‘Brisby’).