'Basque' definitions:
Definition of 'Basque'
(from WordNet)
noun
A member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
noun
The language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language
Definition of 'Basque'
From: GCIDE
- Basque \Basque\ (b[.a]sk), a. [F.] Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Basque'
From: GCIDE
- Basque \Basque\ (b[.a]sk), n. [F.]
- 1. One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The language spoken by the Basque people. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]