1
a
: a thick cream soup made with shellfish or game
b
: a cream soup of pureed vegetables
2
: ice cream containing powdered nuts or macaroons
: odds allowed an inferior player: such as
a
: a point taken when desired in a set of tennis
b
: an extra turn in croquet
c
: one or more strokes off a golf score
: biscuit sense 2
especially
: unglazed china that is not to be glazed but is hard-fired and vitreous
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025
Its most popular dishes include the lobster bisque and filet mignon.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2024
Willow Restaurant & Bar 1122 Seventh St. At the 7th Street Standard, the menu starts with a creamy mushroom bisque, followed by spinach ravioli or chicken and dumplings.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Specials will include a mushroom truffle bisque, smoked turkey breast and cranberry crème brulee.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Second course: Roasted cauliflower bisque, beef and barley soup, balsamic roasted beet salad or the Famed Wedge.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025
Its most popular dishes include the lobster bisque and filet mignon.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2024
Willow Restaurant & Bar 1122 Seventh St. At the 7th Street Standard, the menu starts with a creamy mushroom bisque, followed by spinach ravioli or chicken and dumplings.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Specials will include a mushroom truffle bisque, smoked turkey breast and cranberry crème brulee.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Bisque.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bisque. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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