(n.) A point taken by the receiver of odds in the game of tennis; also, an extra innings allowed to a weaker player in croquet.
(n.) A white soup made of crayfish.
Example Sentences:
(1) The portion of my sample prawn orzo was a modest but polished plate of food, the dense bisque and silky grains of pasta elegantly punctuated by small bursts of tart, sweet semi-dried tomato.
(2) The Spanish classic arroz negro pays homage to both old country and new: instead of the standard squid ink and fish stock, it’s made with crab bisque and chilmole (the blackened chilli sauce of the Yucatán) and crowned with calamari stuffed with pork scratchings.
(3) Serves 1 50ml garlic-infused Black Cow Vodka (1 lightly crushed clove in 1 bottle of vodka, infused for 2 hours) 20ml crab bisque (fish stock will work or better still clam juice) 10ml Fino sherry 10 ml lemon juice 15ml Dorsetshire sauce (Worcestershire will work, but reduce to 10ml) 5ml Tabasco chipotle sauce A pinch of salt Tomato juice 1 Build all ingredients over ice in a large glass.
(4) There are recognisable foodstuffs, but mingled in compositions that flout credibility – can there be such a thing as "cold corn chowder lemon bisque with peanuts and dill", or "kiwi mustard"?
(5) Almost as successful was a Kaiser bisque model of an American bald eagle by Gerd Pitterkoff, which was a gift from the then US president, Ronald Reagan.
Creamy
Definition:
(a.) Full of, or containing, cream; resembling cream, in nature, appearance, or taste; creamlike; unctuous.
Example Sentences:
(1) Grilled Grill herring with a little oil and salt and the skin will blacken and crisp to reveal a creamy delicious flesh inside.
(2) For the filling, cream the remaining butter with the sugar until very creamy.
(3) Grilled cuttlefish on a bed of chestnut purée comes dramatically drizzled with black squid ink and shredded fried leek, while the innocuous-sounding champi con foie conceals mushroom, foie gras, creamy alioli (garlic mayonnaise) and a slick of salsa verde.
(4) When combined with zinc oxide powder, a creamy mixture results.
(5) The cystic cavities contained turbid chocolate-colored fluid or a yellowish creamy substance.
(6) After an observation period of 1 month, bacteria were found on the pulpal wall in two out of 10 cavities beneath Fluoritec and four out of 10 cavities beneath Durelon solid mixed, De Trey phosphate cement solid or creamy mixed.
(7) It is still pasteurised, to kill any bacteria, but even the semi-skimmed varieties are sold with the almost-forgotten creamy top.
(8) Photograph: Sam Jones for the Guardian For the time being, though, its success will rest on the world’s appetite for the creamy-coloured fruit of the baobab.
(9) For the dressing 1 tbsp cider or white-wine vinegar 3 tbsp olive oil Flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the salad A couple of handfuls rocket leaves 80g semi-soft blue cheese 6 dates, pitted and sliced 50g hazelnuts, toasted and roughly chopped Whisk together the vinegar and oil until you have a creamy emulsion, then pour a tablespoon into the bottom of a bowl.
(10) It comes, as it should, in a bag of liquid, and is firm to the touch but with a good level of gentle fluffiness inside and a delicate, creamy aftertaste.
(11) With gorgeously savoury ribs, a rib-sticking Italian soup, and a creamy Keralan fish curry on the menu, it was particularly tough to pick a favourite, but for sheer alchemy, James Connery's magically melting ox cheek ragu took some beating.
(12) When the rice is plump and creamy, stir in the sugar and let it dissolve, then fold in the mascarpone.
(13) "It's beautiful, balanced, with a creamy mouthfeel," she says in tones of rapture.
(14) Accessible only on foot, the Needles section of the Canyonlands national park has pink and creamy turrets, chimneys, gullies, mysterious canyons and weird formations.
(15) The diagnosis is generally easily established by the presence, in standing plasma, of a creamy chylomicron layer over a clear infranatant and by the large predominance of triglycerides over cholesterol in the plasma.
(16) Three-chilli fish Don’t be intimidated by the amount of chilli in this: the ancho is much more about smoke than heat, plus the creamy tahini sauce evens things out.
(17) It was clear, colourless, and slightly viscous by day 50, but creamy, more viscous, and mucoid by days 100 and 150.
(18) Beneath the intermediary base materials Dycal, zinc oxide-eugenol cement, Dropsin and Durelon creamy mixed, no bacteria were found.
(19) In the green and pleasant English village of Warnham, the elderflower and hawthorn are in full, scented, creamy bloom and the sun umbrellas are up in the pub’s well-tended garden.
(20) Whether creamy or semi-skimmed, from Jersey or Lancashire, milk in Britain is always tasty.