“basse”

The following 5 entries include the term basse.

basse-cour

noun

basse danse

noun

: a stately 15th century court dance that was ancestor to the minuet

basse-lisse

adjective

basse-taille

adjective

: having a background carved in low relief used of an enameling technique in which translucent enamels are applied over such a background or of objects enameled by this method


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