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bisque
(bisk)
noun
- a rich, thick, creamy soup made from shellfish or from rabbit, fowl, etc.
- a thick, strained, creamy vegetable soup
- an ice cream containing ground macaroons or nuts
Origin: Fr
noun
a handicap of one point per set in tennis, one turn per game in croquet, or one or more strokes per game at match play in golf
Origin: Fr
See bisque in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A rich, creamy soup made from meat, fish, or shellfish.b. A thick cream soup made of puréed vegetables.
- Ice cream mixed with crushed macaroons or nuts.
Origin:
Origin: Perhaps from French dialectal, sour soup
Origin: , from Biscaye, Bay of Biscay
.noun
- See biscuit.
- a. A pale orange-yellow to yellowish gray.b. A color ranging in various industries from moderate yellowish pink to grayish yellow.
Origin:
Origin: From biscuit
.noun
An advantage allowed an inferior player in certain games, such as a free point in tennis, an extra turn in croquet, or an additional stroke in golf.
Origin:
Origin: French
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