basset

1
[ bas-it ]
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noun
  1. one of a breed of hounds having short legs, long body and ears, and usually a black, tan, and white coat.

Origin of basset

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First recorded in 1600–10; from French: noun use of adjective basset “of low stature, short,” equivalent to bass- “low” + -et diminutive suffix; see base2,-et)
  • Also called basset hound .

Words Nearby basset

Other definitions for basset (2 of 3)

basset2
[ bas-it ]

noun
  1. an outcrop, as of the edges of strata.

verb (used without object),bas·set·ed, bas·set·ing.
  1. to crop out.

Origin of basset

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First recorded in 1680–90; probably from obsolete French basset “low stool,” noun use of adjective basset; see basset1

Other definitions for basset (3 of 3)

basset3
[ bas-it ]

noun
  1. an 18th-century card game similar to faro.

Origin of basset

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First recorded in 1635–45; from French bassette, from Italian bassetta, noun use of feminine of bassetto “somewhat low”; so called because the game is played with low cards; see basset1

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How to use basset in a sentence

  • As soon as he got home he excommunicated the whole of the inmates of the priory, and along with them Bishop basset.

    Bygone London | Frederick Ross

British Dictionary definitions for basset (1 of 2)

basset1

/ (ˈbæsɪt) /


noun
  1. a long low smooth-haired breed of hound with short strong legs and long ears: Also called: basset hound

Origin of basset

1
C17: from French, from basset short, from bas low; see base ²

British Dictionary definitions for basset (2 of 2)

basset2

/ (ˈbæsɪt) /


verb, noun-sets, -seting or -seted
  1. a rare word for outcrop

Origin of basset

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C17: perhaps from French: low stool, see basset 1

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