basset

5 definitions found

basset - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Basset \Bas"set\ (b[a^]s"s[e^]t or b[a^]s*s[e^]t"), n. [F.
     bassette, fr. It. bassetta. Cf. Basso.]
     A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have
     been invented at Venice.
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           Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget
           Your piquet parties, and your dear basset. --Rowe.
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  Basset \Bas"set\ (b[a^]s"s[e^]t), a. [Cf. OF. basset somewhat
     low, dim. of bas low.] (Geol.)
     Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata. --Lyell.
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  Basset \Bas"set\, n. (Geol.)
     The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the
     ground; the outcrop.
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  Basset \Bas"set\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Basseted; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Basseting.] (Geol.)
     To incline upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop
     out; as, a vein of coal bassets.
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basset - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  basset
      n 1: smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
           [syn: basset, basset hound]
      v 1: appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets" [syn:
           basset, crop out]