(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:03:46

Bas"si*net (?), n. [Cf. F. bassinet, dim. of bassin. See Basin, and cf. Bascinet.]

1.

A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle.

2.

See Bascinet.

Lord Lytton.

 

© Webster 1913.

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