n. [ F. bassette, fr. It. bassetta. Cf. Basso. ] A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget
Your piquet parties, and your dear basset. Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. OF. basset somewhat low, dim. of bas low. ] (Geol.) Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata. Lyell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Geol.) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Basseted; p. pr. & vb. n. Basseting. ] (Geol.) To incline upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; as, a vein of coal bassets. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of St. Kitts and Nevis. Population (2000) = 19, 000. [ PJC ]

[ See Basset, a. ] (Mus.) An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves; The corno di bassetto. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ F. basset. ] (Zool.) A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The upward direction of a vein in a mine; the emergence of a stratum at the surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It., adj., somewhat low; n., counter tenor. See Basso. ] (Mus.) A tenor or small bass viol. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ pl. Corni i basseto. [ It. ] (Mus.) A tenor clarinet; -- called also basset horn, and sometimes confounded with the English horn, which is a tenor oboe. [ 1913 Webster ]