bisque
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noun \ˈbisk\Definition of BISQUE
1
a : a thick cream soup made with shellfish or game b : a cream soup of pureed vegetables
2
: ice cream containing powdered nuts or macaroons
Origin of BISQUE
French
First Known Use: 1647
2bisque
nounDefinition of BISQUE
: odds allowed an inferior player: as a : a point taken when desired in a set of tennis b : an extra turn in croquet c : one or more strokes off a golf score
Origin of BISQUE
French
First Known Use: circa 1656
3bisque
nounDefinition of BISQUE
: biscuit 2; especially : unglazed china that is not to be glazed but is hard-fired and vitreous
Origin of BISQUE
by shortening & alteration
First Known Use: 1664
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