BASOMMATOPHORA Ba*som`ma*toph"o*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. base + eye + to bear.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tentacles, including the common pond snails.
BASON
Ba"son, n.
Defn: A basin. [Obs. or Special form]
BASQUE
Basque, a. Etym: [F.]
Defn: Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.
BASQUE
Basque, n. Etym: [F.]
1. One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.
2. The language spoken by the Basque people.
3. 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.