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bisque

Pronunciation: /bɪsk/

The English word “bisque” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
  2. A pale pinkish brown colour.
  3. A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.
  4. An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed.
  5. A free turn in a handicap croquet match.
  6. A free point in a handicap real tennis match.
  7. A day's leave an employee may take without warning or reason and not be counted as annual leave.
  8. Permission for an MP to be absent from a vote, granted by the whips when the absence is not likely to affect the outcome.

adjective

  1. Of a pale pinkish brown colour.

verb

  1. To prepare ceramics in the bisque style.

Etymology

Borrowed from French bisque, possibly from Biscaye.

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