What's the difference between basset and faro?

Basset


Definition:

  • (n.) A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice.
  • (a.) Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata.
  • (n.) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
  • (v. i.) To inclined upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; as, a vein of coal bassets.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The association of this infection in Basset Hounds suggests an inherited immunologic defect.
  • (2) Get with the programme or your ratings will continue to droop like the sad features of a basset hound.
  • (3) The mother presented a unilateral racket thumb-nail (localized brachyonychia "en raquette" of Basset).
  • (4) Afghanistan might now look tolerably stable, if only all the resources squandered in Iraq been spent there – with no bodies mourned on the streets of Wootton Basset.
  • (5) An adult Basset Hound was examined because of acute vomiting, signs of depression, dehydration, and signs of abdominal pain.
  • (6) Because of a thrombasthenia-like platelet aggregation defect, platelets from dogs affected with Basset Hound Hereditary Thrombopathy were compared to normal control dog platelets by three different techniques in order to assess platelet membrane glycoprotein content.
  • (7) A progressive, hereditary disease has been observed in Basset Hounds, which appears clinically and neuromorphologically as myoclonus epilepsy (ME) and is similar to Lafora-Glueck disease in humans.
  • (8) First, the identification of a partial trisomy of the 5q11-q13 region (Basset et al., 1988) led Sherrington et al.
  • (9) More recently he had been at the centre of controversy again when he was accused of being one of the key players behind the scenes pushing for the Scottish courts to release the convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi.
  • (10) Libya accepted responsibility for the atrocity, for which intelligence agent Abdel-Basset al-Megrahi was convicted.
  • (11) Aspirin dosages calculated from published pharmacokinetic data were tested in 3 male and 3 female Basset Hounds.
  • (12) In the Netherlands primary glaucoma is seen especially in the American Cocker Spaniel, Bouvier and Basset breeds.
  • (13) A 3-year-old female Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen is presented with tenesmus alvi caused by a 15 cm long chronic regional cicatrising eosinophilic coloproctitis with bacterial masses surrounded by clubs, resembling actinomycosis.
  • (14) Related affections are discussed with reference to these cases; the trichrome vitiligo described by Lerner and Fitzpatrick, and the primary leukomelanodermas described in black patients by Basset and by Sarrat and Nouhouayi.
  • (15) CIE and NR-R gels detected no differences between affected Basset Hound and control dog platelets.
  • (16) Naturally-occurring neosporosis with multiple organ involvement was identified in a 10-year-old neutered male Basset hound dog.
  • (17) A review of canine tuberculosis revealed a similar diagnosis in a Basset Hound.
  • (18) His point is that it is human nature to respond warmly and positively to animals – providing a possible explanation for the popularity of trademark Buzzfeed posts such as " 60 Basset Hounds In Costumes " and " 31 Cats Who Have Seen Things You Wouldn't Believe ".
  • (19) Basset Hound Hereditary Thrombopathy (BHT) is an autosomally inherited disorder of platelet function characterized by a thrombasthenia-like defect in aggregation but normal clot retraction.
  • (20) In 2 Basset Hounds, the condyloid processes of the mandible became subluxated when the mouth was opened widely, resulting in repeated episodes of locking of the coronoid process lateral to the zygomatic arch.

Faro


Definition:

  • (n.) A gambling game at cardds, in whiich all the other players play against the dealer or banker, staking their money upon the order in which the cards will lie and be dealt from the pack.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) If the scenes in Faro are anything to go by he has the Tartan Army’s backing to do precisely that.
  • (2) Algarve map Sophie Cooke The drive west from Faro airport was easy and we sped along the fast toll-road.
  • (3) An uncle of one of the crew members from the El Faro says the ship was equipped with modern lifeboats.
  • (4) But the Faroes deserved to win as they created more chances to score.
  • (5) Estimates are given of the mean contents of 90Sr and 137Cs in the human diet in the Faroes in 1976.
  • (6) Birthweights in the Faroe Islands are among the highest in the world.
  • (7) Large numbers of the mammals are slaughtered each year on the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the kingdom of Denmark .
  • (8) It wasn’t always comfortable against the Faroe Islands .
  • (9) Claudio Ranieri Leicester City manager A year ago his candidacy would have felt laughable given he had just lost to the Faroe Islands during a four-game spell with Greece.
  • (10) The other suspects, all confirmed to be Portuguese citizens, were seen entering the police building in Faro on Tuesday morning.
  • (11) Detectives led by Redwood will meet with their Polícia Judiciária counterparts in Faro on Tuesday to discuss the request.
  • (12) "I was is the outskirts of Tórshavn, the Capital of the Faroe Islands earlier today with my 13 year old son - a devoted Liverpool fan," writes Sjúrður Skaale.
  • (13) At Faro airport there's a scrum of resort reps ready to meet and greet new arrivals.
  • (14) Estimates are given of the mean contents of 90Sr and 137Cs in the human diet in the Faroes in 1974.
  • (15) The average work load of the three Faroe Island deckhands was rather moderate; it corresponded to 26--33% of the heart rate reserve (HRR).
  • (16) The high mercury and selenium values may be explained by the high consumption of pilot whales by the Faroe Islands population.
  • (17) The Faroes have never qualified for a major tournament but climbed above Finland into fourth place in the six-team Group F, five points behind Hungary in third place.
  • (18) There's been a red one and, of course, the trademark cream-and-black one, a cardigan version of which was created by its Faroe Islands designers and presented to the duchess.
  • (19) The commitment rate on the Faroe Islands was 19.2 per 100,000 and 24.2 per 100,000 in Denmark.
  • (20) A less active elective delivery in the Faroes could not explain this considerable difference.

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