basset Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
    basset hound.
  2. verb appear at the surface
    crop out.
    • A seam of coal bassets

WordNet


Bas"set noun
Etymology
F. bassette, fr.It. bassetta. Cf. Basso.
Definitions
  1. A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice.
    Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget Your piquet parties, and your dear basset. Rowe.
Bas"set adjective
Etymology
Cf. OF. basset somewhat low, dim. of bas low.
Definitions
  1. (Geol.) Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata. Lyell.
Bas"set noun
Definitions
  1. (Geol.) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
Bas"set intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Basseted; present participle & verbal noun Basseting
Definitions
  1. (Geol.) To inclined upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; as, a vein of coal bassets.

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