What does Basset mean?

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bas·set

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. basset, basset houndverb

    smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears

  2. basset, crop outverb

    appear at the surface

    "A seam of coal bassets"

Wiktionary

  1. bassetnoun

    a card game

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Bassetnoun

    A game at cards, invented at Venice.

    Etymology: basset, Fr.

    Gamesters would no more blaspheme; and lady Dabcheek’s basset bank would be broke. John Dennis.

Wikipedia

  1. Basset

    Bassets are a sub-type of scenthound deliberately bred with short legs, that are used for hunting where the hunters accompany the hunting hounds on foot.

ChatGPT

  1. basset

    Basset is a type of short-legged breed of dog in the hound family. They are known for their exceptional sense of smell, droopy ears, and sorrowful eyes. The word "basset" can also refer to a game similar to faro, primarily played in France and the USA during the 19th century.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bassetnoun

    a game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice

  2. Bassetadjective

    inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata

  3. Bassetnoun

    the edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop

  4. Bassetverb

    to inclined upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; as, a vein of coal bassets

Wikidata

  1. Basset

    Basset, also known as barbacole and hocca, is a gambling card game that was considered one of the most polite. It was intended for persons of the highest rank because of the great losses or gains that might be accrued by players.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Basset

    bas′et, n. a short-legged dog used in unearthing foxes and badgers: an old Venetian game at cards, resembling faro, widely popular in the 18th century: (geol.) the outcrop or emergence of mineral strata at the surface.—v.i. to incline upward so as to appear at the surface, to crop up.—n. Bas′set-horn (It. corno di bassetto), the richest and softest of all wind-instruments, similar to a clarionet in tone and fingering, but with a twice-bent wooden tube, having a compass of two and a half octaves. [Fr. bas, low.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BASSET

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Basset is ranked #60045 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Basset surname appeared 336 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Basset.

    76.1% or 256 total occurrences were White.
    17.8% or 60 total occurrences were Black.
    3.2% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.3% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. basest

  2. bastes

  3. beasts

  4. esbats

  5. asbest

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Basset in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Basset in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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