Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BASK, v.i. [The origin of this word is not obvious. Qu. Ir. basgaim, to rest or repose.]

To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat; to be at ease and thriving under benign influences; as, to bask in the blaze of day; to bask in the sunshine of royal favor. The word includes the idea of some continuance of exposure.