BASQUE

Basque

A basque is an item of women's clothing. The term, of French origin, refers to a type of bodice or jacket, and in modern usage a long corset, characterized by a close, contoured fit and extending past the waistline over the hips. It is so called because the fashion was adopted from Basque traditional dress, initially by the French and then throughout Western fashion.

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basque

Noun

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


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