BASQUE


Meaning of BASQUE in English

/ bɑːsk; bæsk; NAmE bæsk/ noun

a piece of women's underwear that covers the body from just under the arms to the tops of the legs

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Basque , referring to Basque dress.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.