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basset¹

  • /ˈbæsɪt/ UK

Rhymes with -æsɪt

Where it comes from

From French bassette, from Italian bassetta.

noun bassets

  1. countable, uncountable The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
  2. countable, uncountable A basset hound.
  3. uncountable A card game resembling faro. Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget / Your piquet parties, and your dear basset.

verb bassets · basseting · basseted

  1. intransitive To incline upward so as to appear at the surface. A vein of coal bassets.

Basset²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Basset or a variant of Bassett.

proper noun Bassets

  1. A surname from French.

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"basset." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/basset. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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basset. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/basset

Chicago

"basset." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/basset.

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@misc{basset_2026,
  title = {basset},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/basset},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}