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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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bisque¹

n

(Cookery) a thick rich soup made from shellfish

[from French]

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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]

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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]

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

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