bisque
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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bisque1
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n.
a rich, creamy soup typically made with shellfish, esp. lobster.
bisque2
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n.
an extra turn, point, or stroke allowed to a weaker player in croquet or court tennis.
bisque3
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n.
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fired unglazed pottery:
using bisque for doll heads [as adj.]
bisque figurines.
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a light brown color:
shades of bisque and taupe.
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adj.
light brown in color.
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Magazine article from: Sunset; 1/1/1994; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/15/2004; ; 700+ words
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Seeds have deep roots in the past
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Seeds are a healthy and fun alternative for baseball players.
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; ...of mostly sunflower seed shells. "It takes...all the sunflower seeds into a pile and shovel...jumbo (because every seed isn't equal) and...flavored sunflower seeds with a mouthful of...teeth and pushes the seed out with his tongue...Liersemann, who has eaten seeds for 13 years. ...
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Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 11/30/2001; 700+ words
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Seeds can save money, expand choices
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/3/1998; ; 700+ words
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Cnidium Seeds
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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Seeds
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Seed Germination and Dormancy
Book article from: Biology
...and Germination The seed is metabolically inactive...For example, dry seeds can be stored over...stored in the dry seed, are used to support...Dormancy Mature seeds of some species are...fluctuations; these seeds will germinate only...established plants. Seed dormancy is also ...
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seed
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...of a plant) produce or drop seeds: mulches encourage many plants to seed freely. ∎ ...reproduce itself by means of its own seeds: feverfew will seed itself readily. 3. [ tr. ] remove the seeds from (vegetables or fruit...
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Seed Dispersal
Book article from: Plant Sciences
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