basset 1
/bas"it/ , n.
one of a breed of hounds having short legs, long body and ears, and usually a black, tan, and white coat. Also called basset hound .
[ 1610-20; basset of low stature ( bass- low (see BASE 2 ) + -et attenuating suffix; see -ET) ]
basset 2
/bas"it/ , n. , v. , basseted, basseting . Geol., Mining.
n.
1. an outcrop, as of the edges of strata.
v.i.
2. to crop out.
[ 1680-90; appar. basset low stool, n. use of adj. basset. See BASSET 1 ]
basset 3
/bas"it/ , n.
an 18th-century card game similar to faro.
[ 1635-45; bassette bassetta, n. use of fem. of bassetto somewhat low; so called because the game is played with low cards. See BASSET 1 ]