n. [ A corruption of bast. ] 1. (Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. def>A hassock or thick mat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Deep or grave in tone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bass clef (Mus.), the character placed at the beginning of the staff containing the bass part of a musical composition. [ See Illust. under Clef. ] --
Bass voice, a deep-sounding voice; a voice fitted for singing bass. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To sound in a deep tone. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Bass, and sometimes Basses [ A corruption of barse. ] (Zool.) 1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The common European bass is Labrax lupus. American species are: the striped bass (Roccus lineatus); white or silver bass of the lakes (Roccus chrysops); brass or yellow bass (Roccus interruptus). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciæna ocellata). See Redfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name is also applied to many other fishes. See Calico bass, under Calico. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part in a musical composition. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass. [ Written also base. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thorough bass. See Thorough bass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a division of mammals, in some classifications considered a separate family.
Syn. -- subfamily Bassariscidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus comprising the cacomistles. See bassarisk.
Syn. -- genus Bassariscus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A raccoonlike omnivorous mammal (Bassariscus astutus) of Mexico and southwestern U. S. having a long bushy tail with black and white rings.
Syn. -- cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. See Bashaw. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Mus.) The largest of the different kinds of drums, having two heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See Bass, a. [ 1913 Webster ]