bisque

¹

[ bisk ]

noun

1. a thick cream soup, especially of puréed shellfish or vegetables.
2. ice cream made with powdered macaroons or nuts.

bisque

²

[ bisk ]

noun

, Sports.

1. a point, extra turn, or the like, as in court tennis or croquet.

bisque

³

[ bisk ]

noun

1. biscuit ¹( def 4 ).
2. Also called bis·cuit ware [bis, -kit wair]. vitreous china that is left unglazed.
3. a pinkish-tan color.

adjective

1. having the color bisque.

bisque

¹

/ bɪsk /

noun

1. a thick rich soup made from shellfish

bisque

²

/ bɪsk /

noun

1. tennis golf croquet an extra point, stroke, or turn allowed to an inferior player, usually taken when desired

bisque

³

/ bɪsk /

noun

1. 1. a pink to yellowish tan colour
   2. ( as modifier )

      a bisque tablecloth

2. ceramics another name for biscuit

Word History and Origins

Origin of bisque¹

First recorded in 1640–50; from French; literally, “crayfish soup,” of uncertain origin

Origin of bisque²

First recorded in 1605–15; from French, earlier biscaye, of uncertain origin

Origin of bisque³

First recorded in 1655–65; short for biscuit

Word History and Origins

Origin of bisque¹

C17: from French

Origin of bisque²

C17: from French, of obscure origin

Origin of bisque³

C20: shortened from biscuit

Example Sentences

The menu has also expanded, with fancier-feeling dishes like Jameson crab bisque, a seared ahi tuna sandwich and a prime rib banh mi joining old AC favorites like poutine and fish and chips.

From Seattle Times

After dinner — a four-course event that on my night included tomato bisque, strawberry almond salad, salmon with remoulade, potatoes Dauphinois, roasted asparagus and New York cheesecake — the Elmores tell me how they’d arrived here.

From Los Angeles Times

She does everything herself, including shipping and correspondence, but does not make her own glazes, and her work is fired at Green & Bisque Clayhouse and Junzo Mori Pottery in Monrovia.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a single scallop soaking in a tiny bowl of seafood bisque.

From Salon

Take the Kewpie Doll, which used to be made out of fragile bisque porcelain until the invention of celluloid turned her future around.

From New York Times