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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.

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

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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.

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[From biscuit.]

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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.

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[French.]

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bisque ¹

Noun

a thick rich soup made from shellfish [French]

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bisque ²

Adjective

pink-to-yellowish-tan

Noun

Ceramics same as biscuit (sense 2) [shortened from biscuit]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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