bassock

English

Etymology

See bass

Noun

bassock (plural bassocks)

1. (archaic) A hassock.
   • 1821 January 8, [Walter Scott], Kenilworth; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; and John Ballantyne, […]; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC:

     In a small recess, illuminated by a taper, were disposed two bassocks of velvet and gold, corresponding with the bed furniture

References

• “bassock”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.