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basque definition

basque (bask)

noun

a woman's tightfitting bodice or tunic

Etymology: Fr < Prov basto < ?; altered by assoc. with Fr basquine, kind of petticoat < Sp basquiña < basco, vasco, Basque

Basque definition

Basque (bask, bäsk)

noun

  1. a member of a people living in the W Pyrenees of Spain and France
  2. the language of this people: it is not known to be related to any other language

Etymology: Fr < Sp Vasco; ult. < L Vascones, the Basques

adjective

of the Basques or their language or culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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