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
: odds allowed an inferior player: such 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
: biscuit sense 2
especially
: unglazed china that is not to be glazed but is hard-fired and vitreous
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Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Menus can vary slightly based on location, but Maine lobster rolls, clam chowder and lobster bisque will definitely be served from the Indiana trucks, Kourani said.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 9 Dec. 2025
The real Soup Nazi was a notoriously cranky chef named Al Yeganeh, who would refuse service to anyone who committed any number of small infractions while in line for his famously tasty bisques.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Johnson hopes to keep options fresh with rotating monthly specials and seasonal soup offerings, including lobster bisque and cauliflower leek soup.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
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Starters include pomegranate Christmas salad, lobster bisque, French onion or cauliflower soups, green bean amandine, baked potatoes, potatoes anna, corn bread or rolls.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Menus can vary slightly based on location, but Maine lobster rolls, clam chowder and lobster bisque will definitely be served from the Indiana trucks, Kourani said.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 9 Dec. 2025
The real Soup Nazi was a notoriously cranky chef named Al Yeganeh, who would refuse service to anyone who committed any number of small infractions while in line for his famously tasty bisques.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Johnson hopes to keep options fresh with rotating monthly specials and seasonal soup offerings, including lobster bisque and cauliflower leek soup.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Bisque.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bisque. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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