bertha
/ˈbɜrθə/
noun
- A woman's name, often used as a given name.
- We met a woman named Bertha at the community center.
- Bertha is my grandmother's name.
- Bertha has been a popular name in some European countries.
- A type of large, wide collar or cape-like piece of lace or fabric worn around the shoulders, popular in the 19th century.
- The vintage dress had a delicate bertha that framed her shoulders.
- In the museum, we saw a bertha made of handmade Belgian lace.
- She wore a beautiful lace bertha over her evening gown.