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bisque

[bisk]

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noun

a thick cream soup, especially of puréed shellfish or vegetables.

ice cream made with powdered macaroons or nuts.

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Also, bisk.

Origin:
1640–50; < French, of uncertain origin

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noun Sports.

a point, extra turn, or the like, as in court tennis or croquet.

Origin:
1605–15; < French, earlier biscaye, of uncertain origin

noun

biscuit (def. 4).

Also called biscuit ware. vitreous china that is left unglazed.

pinkish-tan.

adjective

having the color bisque.

Origin:
1655–65; short for biscuit

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bisque¹ (bɪsk)

—n
	a thick rich soup made from shellfish

[C17: from French]

bisque² (bɪsk)

—n
1.	a. a pink to yellowish tan colour
	b. (as modifier): a bisque tablecloth
2.	ceramics another name for biscuit

[C20: shortened from biscuit]

bisque³ (bɪsk)

—n
	tennis, golf, croquet an extra point, stroke, or turn allowed to an inferior player, usually taken when desired

[C17: from French, of obscure origin]

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Word Origin & History

bisque

1640s, from Fr. bisque "crayfish soup" (17c.), said to be an altered form of Biscaye "Biscay."

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