bisque

bisque

bisque1 / bisk/ • n. a rich, creamy soup typically made with shellfish, esp. lobster. bisque2 • n. an extra turn, point, or stroke allowed to a weaker player in croquet or court tennis. bisque3 • n. 1. fired unglazed pottery: using bisque for doll heads [as adj.] bisque figurines. 2. a light brown color: shades of bisque and taupe. • adj. light brown in color.

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"bisque." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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bisque

bisque rich (esp. crayfish) soup. XVII. — F. bisque, of unkn. orig.

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T. F. HOAD. "bisque." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

T. F. HOAD. "bisque." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bisque.html

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bisque

bisque Thick rich soup made from fish or shellfish.

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DAVID A. BENDER. "bisque." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

DAVID A. BENDER. "bisque." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-bisque.html

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