Basque (woman)

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• Basque rural sports — Basque rural sports, known as Herri Kirolak in Basque, is the term used for a number of sports competitions rooted in the traditional lifestyles of the Basque people. They are called deporte rural vasco or simply deportes vascos in Spanish and… …   Wikipedia

• Basque people — Infobox Ethnic group group = Basques Euskaldunak flag caption = 1st row: Arista Sancho III Elcano Loyola Urdaneta Oñate Bolívar 2nd row:Zumalakarregi Gardoqui Garat Iraola Arana Balenciaga Aguirre 3rd row:Garrastazu Larrazábal Perón Laxalt… …   Wikipedia

• Basque language — Basque Euskara Spoken in  Spain …   Wikipedia

• basque — ► NOUN ▪ a woman s close fitting bodice, typically having a short continuation below waist level. ORIGIN from BASQUE(Cf. ↑Basque), referring to traditional Basque dress …   English terms dictionary

• basque — [bæsk] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: Old French baste, from Old Provençal basta seam ; influenced by Basque of the Basque people of northern Spain and southwest France ] a piece of underwear for a woman that covers her body from under her …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• basque — [bask] n. [Fr < Prov basto < ?; altered by assoc. with Fr basquine, kind of petticoat < Sp basquiña < basco, vasco,BASQUE] a woman s tightfitting bodice or tunic …   English World dictionary

• Basque-American — Infobox Ethnic group group = Basque American caption = Notable Basque Americans: Florence Bascom,Ted Williams, Jose Iturbi, John Garamendi flagicon|Basque Country flagicon|United States poptime = Basque 57,793 Americans popplace = California,… …   Wikipedia

• Basque literature — Introduction       the body of work, both oral and written, in the Basque language (Euskara) produced in the Basque Country autonomous community in northern Spain and the Basque Country region in southwestern France. Oral tradition       The… …   Universalium

• Basque witch trials — Francisco de Goya s Witches Sabbat, 1798 The Basque witch trials of the 17th century represent the most ambitious attempt at rooting out witchcraft ever undertaken by the Spanish Inquisition. The trial of the Basque witches at Logroño, near… …   Wikipedia

• Basque culture —    The Basque homeland consists primarily of the Spanish provinces of Guipúzcoa, Vizcaya and Alava, and areas North of the Pyrenees in southwestern France. Navarre is claimed by Basques as part of Euskadi, but this inclusion is disputed by many… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

• basque — /bask / (say bahsk) noun 1. a woman s close fitting bodice, sometimes having an extension over the hips. 2. this extension or skirt hanging from the waistline of a garment. 3. a band of tightly knitted ribbing on the lower edge and cuffs of a… …