What does "basque" mean?
Basque: One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.
Additional senses
- 2.The language spoken by the Basque people.
- 3.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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