bisque
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈbisk 
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
bisque
2 of 3noun (2)
: odds allowed an inferior player: such 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
bisque
3 of 3noun (3)
: biscuit sense 2
especially : unglazed china that is not to be glazed but is hard-fired and vitreous
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
French
Noun (2)
French
Noun (3)
by shortening & alteration
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (2)
circa 1656, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
1782, in the meaning defined above