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Webster 1913 Edition


Basque

Basque

(bȧsk)
,
Adj.
[F.]
Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.

Basque

(bȧsk)
,
Noun.
[F.]
1.
One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.
2.
The language spoken by the Basque people.
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.