Blesse

See also: blesse

German

Etymology

Middle High German blasse, Old High German blassa, from Proto-West Germanic *blasī, from Proto-Germanic *blasį̄. Cognate with Dutch bles.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛsə/
  • Homophone: Blässe
  • (file)

Noun

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  1. blaze (white or lighter-coloured marking on a horse's face)
  2. (by extension) horse with such a marking
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 466:
      Sie hatten beste Fahrt. Die Pferde, muntere Blessen alle vier, gedrungen, glatt und satt, schlugen in festem Takt die gute Straße, die noch nicht staubte.
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Declension

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