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bisque

UK
/bɪsk/
US
/bɪsk/

Translations

bisquenoun
bisques
Pl.
The chef prepared a delicious lobster bisque for dinner.
Шеф-повар приготовил вкусный лобстерный биск на ужин.
The museum has a collection of 18th-century bisque figurines.
В музее есть коллекция фарфоровых фигурок XVIII века.
Additional translations
недожжённый фарфор
суп-пюре
Synonyms
puree
broth
soup
cream soup
bisqueverb
bisqued
Präteritum
bisqued
Partizip Perfekt
bisquing
Gerundium
Transitive verb in ceramics meaning ‘to fire once (before glazing)’.
Synonyms
pre-fire
kiln-fire
fire (pottery)
biscuit-fire
biscuit
bisqueadjective
more bisque
Komp.
most bisque
Super.
UK
/bɪsk/
US
/bɪsk/
Used both for colour description and for ceramic ware that has been fired once but not glazed.
Synonyms
biscuit
unglazed
biscuit-fired

Definitions

bisquenoun
A rich, creamy soup made with shellfish, especially lobster or crab.
The restaurant's lobster bisque was the highlight of the meal.
A type of unglazed pottery that has been fired once but not glazed.
The artist displayed her collection of bisque figurines at the gallery.
A point or advantage given to a weaker player in a game, especially in lawn tennis or croquet.
He was given a bisque to level the playing field against his more experienced opponent.
A light brownish-orange colour resembling that of bisque soup or unglazed porcelain.
She chose bisque for the bedroom walls to give them a warm glow.
bisqueverb
To fire (ceramic ware) once to produce bisque.
The pieces were bisqued at a lower temperature before glazing.
bisqueadjective
Of a light brownish-orange colour.
The curtains were a subtle bisque shade.
Fired once in a kiln and left unglazed.
The bisque pottery was ready for its final glaze.
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