·adj Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata.
II. Basset ·noun The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
III. Basset ·noun A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice.
IV. Basset ·vi To inclined upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; as, a vein of coal bassets.