Basset

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈbæsɪt/

Origin

From French bassette, from Italian bassetta.

Full definition of basset

Noun

1. (geology) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
2. (uncountable) A card game resembling faro.
• RoweSome dress, some dance, some play, not to forget
  Your piquet parties, and your dear basset.

Verb

1. (geology, intransitive) To incline upward so as to appear at the surface.A vein of coal bassets.

Anagrams

• basest
• bastes
• beasts
• esbats