Basque Definition

Basque
noun

1. A member of a people living in the western Pyrenees, in Spain and France.
2. The language spoken by these people, that is unrelated to any other European language.

adj

1. Belonging or relating to the Basque people or their language.

Example: Basque nationalism

Etymology: 19c: French, from Latin Vasco.

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basque
noun

1. A tight-fitting bodice for women, often with a continuation below the waist to the hips, worn either as an undergarment or as a lightweight top. Compare body noun 13, bustier.
2. A continuation of a bodice extending below the waist.
3. A similar area on a skirt, to which pleats or gathers are often attached.
4. A short-skirted jacket.

Etymology: 19c, originally in sense 2, applying to a man's waistcoat: from Basque.