BISQUE


Meaning of BISQUE in English

I. ˈbisk noun

Etymology: French

Date: 1647

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

II. noun

Etymology: French

Date: circa 1656

: odds allowed an inferior player: 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

III. noun

Etymology: by shortening & alteration

Date: 1664

: biscuit 2 ; especially : unglazed china that is not to be glazed but is hard-fired and vitreous

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.