Bisque
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɪsk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bisque is a noun meaning A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
Meaning
A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
More Meanings
- A pale pinkish brown colour.
- (ceramics) A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.
- Of a pale pinkish brown colour.
- (transitive) To prepare ceramics in the bisque style.
- (sports) An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed.
- (chiefly British) Exemption from work or other duty on a particular day.
Example Sentences
lobster bisque
I use an electric kiln strictly for bisquing my pots.
Going round with Angus McTavish carrying your bag, she mused, was equivalent to about four bisques to the opposition. Angus McTavish was the sort of man who, just by going about looking like a frozen asset, takes all the edge and zip out of a girl's game.
Word Forms
- bisques
- bisk
- bisquing
- bisqued
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cracker, cannoli, biscuit, cookie, twinkie, lobster.
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