/bask/ , n.
1. one of a people of unknown origin inhabiting the western Pyrenees regions in France and Spain.
2. their language, not known to be related to any other language.
3. ( l.c. ) a close-fitting bodice, sometimes having an extension that covers the hips.
4. ( l.c. ) the extension of this bodice or of a doublet.
adj.
5. of or pertaining to the Basques or their language.