Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Basque

Basque (bȧsk) , adjective

[French]

Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.

Basque (bȧsk) , noun

[French]

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.