Pronunciations
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/bɪsk/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
Noun
A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
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lobster bisque
A pale pinkish brown colour.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
Adjective
Of a pale pinkish brown colour.
Usage- not-comparable
Verb
To prepare ceramics in the bisque style.
Usage- Transitive
- Examples
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I use an electric kiln strictly for bisquing my pots.
Noun
An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed.
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More examples (1)
Going round with Angus McTavish carrying your bag, she mused, was equivalent to about four bisques to the opposition. Angus McTavish was the sort of man who, just by going about looking like a frozen asset, takes all the edge and zip out of a girl's game.
An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed. A free turn in a handicap croquet match.
An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed. A free point in a handicap real tennis match.
Exemption from work or other duty on a particular day. A day's leave an employee may take without warning or reason and not be counted as annual leave.
Usage- British
- Historical
Exemption from work or other duty on a particular day. Permission for an MP to be absent from a vote, granted by the whips when the absence is not likely to affect the outcome.
Usage- British
Noun
a thick cream soup made from shellfish
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