basque
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++basque /bæsk/ noun [countable] DCCa piece of underwear for a woman that covers her body from under her arms to the top of her legs 巴斯克衫〔一种由手臂以下裹至腿根处的女用内衣〕
Examples from the Corpus
basque• Shown here is another beautiful basque from Gossard.• I put on the black basque and the lacey-topped stockings.• A gold basque worn by Madonna was sold for £9,000.• There will be demonstrations in roller hockey and pelota basque, but there's no place for cricket.nBasque /bæsk, bɑːsk $ bæsk/ noun n1. [countable] a person from the mountainous area between southern France and northern Spain. Some people who live in this area consider themselves to be a separate nation that does not belong to either France or Spain, and some Basques in Spain have tried to gain political independence. → ETAn2. [uncountable] the language of the Basques, which is unusual because it is not related to any other language in the world —Basque adjectiven Basque separatists (=people who want the Basque area to become a separate state)Origin basque (1800-1900) French Old French baste, from Old Provençal basta “seam”; influenced by Basque “of the Basque people of northern Spain and southwest France”basque nounBasque nounLDOCE OnlineChinese
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Basque
Basque /bæsk, bɑːsk $ bæsk/
noun
1. [countable] a person from the mountainous area between southern France and northern Spain. Some people who live in this area consider themselves to be a separate nation that does not belong to either France or Spain, and some Basques in Spain have tried to gain political independence. ⇨ ETA
2. [uncountable] the language of the Basques, which is unusual because it is not related to any other language in the world
—Basque adjective:
Basque separatists (=people who want the Basque area to become a separate state)
Basque /bæsk, bɑːsk $ bæsk/
noun1. [countable] a person from the mountainous area between southern France and northern Spain. Some people who live in this area consider themselves to be a separate nation that does not belong to either France or Spain, and some Basques in Spain have tried to gain political independence. ⇨ ETA
2. [uncountable] the language of the Basques, which is unusual because it is not related to any other language in the world
—Basque adjective:
basque
basque /bæsk/ noun [countable]
basque /bæsk/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: Old French baste, from Old Provençal basta 'seam'; influenced by Basque 'of the Basque people of northern Spain and southwest France'
a piece of underwear for a woman that covers her body from under her arms to the top of her legs
Language: French
Origin: Old French baste, from Old Provençal basta 'seam'; influenced by Basque 'of the Basque people of northern Spain and southwest France'