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Bertha definition

Ber·tha (bʉr′t̸hə)

noun

  1. a feminine name

  2. Etymology: Fr < Berthe, Bertha: after Charlemagne's mother, noted for modesty: the collar concealed décolletage

    a woman's wide collar, often made of lace and usually extending over the shoulders

Etymology: Ger < OHG Berahta, lit., bright one < beraht, bright, shining, akin to OE beorht, bryht, bright

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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