basset
noun
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verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈbæsɪt/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from French Basset or a variant of Bassett.
- A surname from French.
noun
Etymology: From French bassette, from Italian bassetta.
- The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
- A basset hound.
- A card game resembling faro.
“Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget / Your piquet parties, and your dear basset.”
“We are to go and see Pope's new grotto, opened for the first time; then try Hampton Court, and see if Mrs. Howard will stake a little princely gold on a pool of basset.”
verb
Etymology: From French bassette, from Italian bassetta.
- To incline upward so as to appear at the surface.
“A vein of coal bassets.”