Basset
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbæsɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Basset is a noun meaning (geology) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
Meaning
(geology) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
More Meanings
- A basset hound.
- (uncountable, card games) A card game resembling faro.
- (geology, intransitive) To incline upward so as to appear at the surface.
Example Sentences
A vein of coal bassets.
Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget / Your piquet parties, and your dear basset.
We are to go and see Pope's new grotto, opened for the first time; then try Hampton Court, and see if Mrs. Howard will stake a little princely gold on a pool of basset.
Word Forms
- bassets
- basseting
- basseted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hound, clarinet, bassett, bassetta, outcrop, benchland.
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