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biscuit ware

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bisque

3[bisk]
–noun
1. biscuit (def. 4).
2. Also called biscuit ware. vitreous china that is left unglazed.
3. pinkish-tan.
–adjective
4. having the color bisque.

Origin:
1655–65; short for biscuit
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bisque 
1647, from Fr. bisque "crayfish soup," said to be an altered form of Biscaye "Biscay."
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