BERTHA


Meaning of BERTHA in English

/berr"theuh/ , n.

a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.

[ 1835-45; named after Bertha (d. A.D. 783), wife of Frankish king Pepin the Short; she was famed for her modesty ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .