n. [ F. bassette, fr. It. bassetta. Cf. Basso. ] A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget
Your piquet parties, and your dear basset. Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. OF. basset somewhat low, dim. of bas low. ] (Geol.) Inclined upward;
n. (Geol.) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
prop. n. (Geography) The capital
[ See Basset, a. ] (Mus.) An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves; The corno di bassetto. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ F. basset. ] (Zool.) A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The upward direction of a vein in a mine; the emergence of a stratum at the surface. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ It., adj., somewhat low; n., counter tenor. See Basso. ] (Mus.) A tenor or small bass viol. [ 1913 Webster ]