BISQUE

I. noun Etymology: French Date: 1647 1. a thick cream soup made with shellfish or game, a cream soup of pureed vegetables, ice cream containing powdered nuts or macaroons, II. noun Etymology: French Date: circa 1656 odds allowed an inferior player: as, a point taken when desired in a set of tennis, an extra turn in croquet, one or more strokes off a golf score, III. noun Etymology: by shortening & alteration Date: 1664 biscuit 2