"basset" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbæsɪt/ [UK] Forms: bassets [plural]
Etymology: From French bassette, from Italian bassetta. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|bassette}} French bassette, {{der|en|it|bassetta}} Italian bassetta Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} basset (countable and uncountable, plural bassets)
  1. (geology) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-basset-en-noun-PEyEcITD Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. A basset hound. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-basset-en-noun-1Y9Hoo5l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Northern Sami entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 67 8 10 Disambiguation of Northern Sami entries with incorrect language header: 4 27 2 4 8 33 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 23 3 4 10 28 23 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 24 3 3 10 29 23 1 1
  3. (uncountable, card games) A card game resembling faro. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-basset-en-noun-OUjMjZiI Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bagle

Verb

IPA: /ˈbæsɪt/ [UK] Forms: bassets [present, singular, third-person], basseting [participle, present], basseted [participle, past], basseted [past]
Etymology: From French bassette, from Italian bassetta. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|bassette}} French bassette, {{der|en|it|bassetta}} Italian bassetta Head templates: {{en-verb}} basset (third-person singular simple present bassets, present participle basseting, simple past and past participle basseted)
  1. (geology, intransitive) To incline upward so as to appear at the surface. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Geology Related terms: basset clarinet, basset hound, basset horn, basset oboe, basset recorder
    Sense id: en-basset-en-verb-ucAKMxtM Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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