Basque (clothing) Basque (clothing) A basque is an item of women's clothing. The term, of French origin, originally referred to types of bodice or jacket with long tails, and in later usage a long corset, characterized by a close, contoured fit and extending past the waistline over the hips. It is so called because the original French fashion for long women's jackets was adopted from Basque traditional dress. In contemporary usage it refers only to a long item of lingerie, in effect a brassiere that continues down, stopping around the waist or the top of the hips, the lower part essentially decorative
Violet Jacob Folk Band "Malinky" have also released a version of Norlan' Wind. Violet Jacob Violet Jacob (1 September 1863 – 9 September 1946) was a Scottish writer, now known especially for her historical novel "Flemington" and for her poetry, mainly in Scots. She was described by Hugh MacDiarmid as "the most considerable of contemporary vernacular poets". She was born Violet Augusta Mary Frederica Kennedy-Erskine, the daughter of William Henry Kennedy-Erskine (1 July 1828 – 15 September 1870) of Dun, Forfarshire, a Captain in the 17th Lancers and Catherine Jones (died 13 February 1914), the only daughter of William Jones of Henllys,