‖n. [ It., fr. LL. bassus. See Base, a. ] (Mus.) (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso. (b) One who sings the lowest part. (c) The double bass, or contrabasso. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖Basso continuo [ It., bass continued. ] (Mus.) A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bassock

n. A hassock. See 2d Bass, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bassoon

n. [ F. basson, fr. basse bass; or perh. fr. bas son low sound. See Bass a part in music. ] (Mus.) A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Its compass comprehends three octaves. For convenience of carriage it is divided into two parts; whence it is also called a fagot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bassoonist

n. A performer on the bassoon. Busby. [ 1913 Webster ]

Basso-relievo

{ ‖ } n. [ It. basso-rilievo. ] Same as Bas-relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bassorin

n. [ Cf. F. bassorine. ] (Chem.) A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cabassou

‖n. (Zoöl.) A species of armadillo of the genus Xenurus (Xenurus unicinctus and Xenurus hispidus); the tatouay. [ Written also kabassou. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Contrabasso

n. [ It. contrabasso. ] (Mus.) The largest kind of bass viol. See Violone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kabassou

n. (Zool.) See Cabassou. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

bassoon

(n) a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family

bassoonist

(n) a musician who plays the bassoon

basso profundo

(n) a very deep bass voice

contrabassoon

(n) the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family, Syn. contrafagotto, double bassoon

genus cabassous

(n) solely the tatouay

bas relief

(n) a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut, Syn. basso rilievo, basso relievo, low relief, Ant. high relief

bass

(n) an adult male singer with the lowest voice, Syn. basso

bass

(n) the lowest adult male singing voice, Syn. bass voice, basso

figured bass

(n) a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played, Syn. thorough bass, continuo, basso continuo

tatouay

(n) naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America, Syn. Cabassous unicinctus, cabassous

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双簧

[双簧 / 雙簧, shuāng huáng] a form or theatrical double act, popular since Qing times, with one player seated stage front and acting out the poem or song of the second player hidden at the back (also written 雙黄|双黄); double reed (as used in oboe or bassoon); an oboe or bassoon, See Also: 雙黄, 双黄 #54158

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