basset Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
basset hound.
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verb appear at the surface
crop out.
- A seam of coal bassets
WordNet
Bas"set noun
Etymology
F.Definitions
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.Definitions
(Geol.) Inclined upward; Lyell.as, the .basset edge of strata
Bas"set noun
Definitions
(Geol.) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
Bas"set intransitive verb
Wordforms
Definitions
(Geol.) To inclined upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; as, a vein of coal .bassets