I. noun
also bisk ˈbisk
( -s )
Etymology: French bisque
: odds allowed an inferior player in certain games:
a. : a point to be taken when desired in a set of tennis
b. : an extra turn in croquet
c. : one or more strokes to be deducted from the whole or part score in golf
II. noun
also bisk “
( -s )
Etymology: French bisque
1. : a thick cream soup made of crayfish or other shellfish or of the flesh of birds or rabbits ; also : a cream soup of pureed vegetables
tomato bisque
2. : ice cream containing powdered nuts or macaroons
III. noun
( -s )
1. : a variable color that is brownish pink, light grayish yellowish brown, and pale orange yellow to yellowish gray
2. : a light grayish brown especially used in textiles
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: by shortening & alteration
: biscuit 2 ; especially : unglazed ceramic ware that is not to be glazed but is hard-fired and vitreous
Sèvres bisque