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Definition of "bertha" [ber•tha]

  • A wide deep collar, often of lace, that covers the shoulders of a dress. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bertha" in a sentence
  • "On the 'bertha' term: lacemakers refer to the deep flounce itself as a 'Bertha'."
  • "Evening dresses totally exposed a woman's shoulders in a style called the 'bertha'."
  • "He secretly visited Harper's fine store and brought home a lovely "bertha" for me made of three rows of point-lace."