bisque
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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bisque1
/ bisk/
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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.
1.
fired unglazed pottery:
using bisque for doll heads [as adj.]
bisque figurines.
2.
a light brown color:
shades of bisque and taupe.
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adj.
light brown in color.
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