basque

3 definitions found

basque - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Basque \Basque\ (b[.a]sk), a. [F.]
     Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.
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  Basque \Basque\ (b[.a]sk), n. [F.]
     1. One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on
        the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.
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     2. The language spoken by the Basque people.
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     3. A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short
        skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress
        came from the Basques.
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basque - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Basque
      n 1: a member of a people of unknown origin living in the
           western Pyrenees in France and Spain
      2: the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to
         any other language