单词 | basset |
释义 | basset basset1 /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; < F: n. use of adj. basset of low stature (bass- low (see BASE2) + -et attenuating suffix; see -ET)] basset2 /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. < obs. F basset low stool, n. use of adj. basset. See BASSET1] basset3 /bas"it/, n. an 18th-century card game similar to faro. [1635-45; < F bassette < It bassetta, n. use of fem. of bassetto somewhat low; so called because the game is played with low cards. See BASSET1] |
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