basset : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: basset	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for basset
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
basset n smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears Synonym(s): basset, basset hound v appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets" [syn: basset, crop out]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Basset \Bas"set\, n. [F. bassette, fr.It. bassetta. Cf. {Basso}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Basset \Bas"set\, a. [Cf. OF. basset somewhat low, dim. of bas low.] (Geol.) Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata. --Lyell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Basset \Bas"set\, n. (Geol.) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Basset \Bas"set\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Basseted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Basseting}.] (Geol.) To inclined upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; as, a vein of coal bassets.