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bisque 1  (bsk)
n.
1.
a. A rich, creamy soup made from meat, fish, or shellfish.
b. A thick cream soup made of puréed vegetables.
2. Ice cream mixed with crushed macaroons or nuts.

[Perhaps from French dialectal, sour soup, from Biscaye, Bay of Biscay.]

bisque 2  (bsk)
n.
1. See biscuit.
2.
a. A pale orange-yellow to yellowish gray.
b. A color ranging in various industries from moderate yellowish pink to grayish yellow.

[From biscuit.]

bisque 3  (bsk)
n.
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.

[French.]

bisque1
n
(Cookery) a thick rich soup made from shellfish
[from French]

bisque2
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
a.  a pink to yellowish tan colour
b.  (as adjective) a bisque tablecloth
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) Ceramics another name for biscuit [4]
[shortened from biscuit]

bisque3
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) Tennis Golf croquet an extra point, stroke, or turn allowed to an inferior player, usually taken when desired
[from French, of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bisque - a thick cream soup made from shellfish
soup - liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
Translations
bisque [bɪsk] N (Culin) → sopa f de mariscos (Sport) → ventaja f (Pottery) → bizcocho m, biscuit m
bisque
n
(= pottery)Biskuitporzellan nt
(= soup)Fischcremesuppe f


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In Escoffier's view, bisques fell into the "puree" family, a category in which a puree of the main ingredient formed the base, and rice, bread, or starchy vegetables the body.
 
 
 
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