basque

• POS: Adjective, Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

basque, a. [F.].

 Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.  [1913 Webster]

basque, n. [F.].

•  One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.  [1913 Webster]
•  The language spoken by the Basque people.  [1913 Webster]
•  A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

basque, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a member of a people of the Western Pyrenees.
2 the language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to the Basques or their language.

Etymology

F f. L Vasco -onis

basque, n. a close-fitting bodice extending from the shoulders to the waist and often with a short continuation below waist level.

Etymology

BASQUE