·noun The language spoken by the Basque people.
II. Basque ·adj Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.
III. Basque ·noun One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.
IV. Basque ·noun A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt;
— probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques.