bisque.
A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
Meaning & usage
A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
lobster bisque
A pale pinkish brown colour.
A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French bisque, possibly from Biscaye.
Of a pale pinkish brown colour.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French bisque, possibly from Biscaye.
To prepare ceramics in the bisque style.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French bisque, possibly from Biscaye.
An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed.
An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed. A free turn in a handicap croquet match.
An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed. A free point in a handicap real tennis match.
Exemption from work or other duty on a particular day. A day's leave an employee may take without warning or reason and not be counted as annual leave.
Exemption from work or other duty on a particular day. Permission for an MP to be absent from a vote, granted by the whips when the absence is not likely to affect the outcome.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French bisque, of unknown origin; Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, suggests a comparison with Spanish bisca (“gambling house, gambling den”).
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