different between basque vs sighthound

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French basque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæsk/, /b??sk/
• Rhymes: -æsk, -??sk

Noun

basque (plural basques)

1. The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
2. A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bask/

Etymology 1

From Old French baste, probably borrowed from Provençal or Occitan basto, from Frankish *bastijan (“to weave, plait, sew”).

Noun

basque f (plural basques)

1. skirt, skirts (of a jacket, morning coat etc.); basque (of waistcoat)

Derived terms

• coller aux basques
• lâcher les basque

Etymology 2

From Latin Vasco, singular form of the plural noun Vascones. The transition of the initial -v- to -b- indicates a likely loan from Spanish or Occitan. Doublet of gascon, from the accusative form Vasconem.

Noun

basque m (uncountable)

1. Basque (language)

Adjective

basque (plural basques)

1. Basque

Further reading

• “basque” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

sight +? hound

Noun

sighthound (plural sighthounds)

1. A hound that primarily hunts by speed and sight, instead of by scent and endurance.

Synonyms

• gazehound

Translations