basque (BAHSK) - n., a close-fitting bodice, especially one that extends below the waist; the part of a bodice or corset that so extends.
Today used mainly of lingerie, but historically outerwear. From French, from a type of close-fitting women's jacket, almost a bodice, adopted from traditional Basque clothing.
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Today used mainly of lingerie, but historically outerwear. From French, from a type of close-fitting women's jacket, almost a bodice, adopted from traditional Basque clothing.
---L.