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bassinet
Also 9 bassinett(e.
[a. F. bassinet, diminutive of bassin basin; see basinet.]
1. |ˈbæsɪnɪt|. Variant of basinet.
†2. Herb. Name given to species of Ranunculus and Geranium, and to the Marsh Marigold. Obs.
1578Lyte Dodoens 32 The Braue Bassinet, or Marshe Marigolde. Ibid. 47 Bassinet Geranium or Crowfoote. 1629Parkinson Parad. (1656) 230 Some [Geraniums] are called in many places of England Bassinets. 1727Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Bassinets, The yellow Bassinet grows usually upon a small Stalk.
3. |ˌbæsɪˈnɛt|. An oblong wickerwork basket, with a hood over one end, used as a cradle for babies. Also, a form of child's perambulator of the same shape.
1854Thackeray Newcomes II. 122 The cradle or what I believe is called the bassinet of Master Pendennis. 1862Macm. Mag. July 258 A row of bassinetts..indicated possibilities of sleep. a1878Princess Alice Mem. 85 Victoria sleeps in the bassinet, which is done up with chintz.
attrib.1883Daily News 18 Sept. 8/3 Very handsome Bassinette Perambulator..fitted with..brass-jointed hood. |