basset
1[ bas-it ]
/ ˈbæs ɪt /
noun
one of a breed of hounds having short legs, long body and ears, and usually a black, tan, and white coat.
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Origin of basset
1Also called basset hound.
basset
2[ bas-it ]
/ ˈbæs ɪt /
noun
an outcrop, as of the edges of strata.
verb (used without object), bas·set·ed, bas·set·ing.
to crop out.
Origin of basset
2basset
3[ bas-it ]
/ ˈbæs ɪt /
noun
an 18th-century card game similar to faro.
Origin of basset
31635–45; < French bassette < 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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basset
1/ (ˈbæsɪt) /
noun
a long low smooth-haired breed of hound with short strong legs and long earsAlso called: basset hound
Word Origin for basset
C17: from French, from basset short, from bas low; see base ²
verb, noun -sets, -seting or -seted
a rare word for outcrop
Word Origin for basset
C17: perhaps from French: low stool, see basset 1
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basset
type of short-legged dog, 1610s, from French basset, from Old French bas "low" (see base (adj.)) + diminutive suffix.
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