Part 941

<hw>Basque</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.</def>

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<hw>Basque</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The language spoken by the Basque people.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the <i>Basques</i>.</def>

<h1>Basquish</h1> <Xpage=123>

<hw>Basqu"ish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>Basque</ets> Biscayan: cf. G. <ets>Baskisch</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the country, people, or language of Biscay; Basque</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Bas-relief</h1> <Xpage=123>

<hw>Bas`-re*lief"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>bas-relief</ets>; <ets>bas</ets> law + <ets>relief</ets> raised work, <ets>relever</ets> to raise: cf. It. <ets>bassorilievo</ets>.]</ety> <def>Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also <altname>bassrelief</altname> and <altname>basso-rilievo</altname>. See <er>Alto-rilievo</er>.</def>

<h1>Bass</h1> <Xpage=123>

<hw>Bass</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt><def>; <plu>pl. <plw>Bass</plw>, and sometimes <plw>Basses</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[A corruption of <ets>barse</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera <spn>Roccus</spn>, <spn>Labrax</spn>, and related genera. There are many species.</def>

<note>&hand; The common European bass is <spn>Labrax lupus</spn>. American species are: the striped bass (<spn>Roccus lineatus</spn>); white or silver bass of the lakes. (<spn>R. chrysops</spn>); brass or yellow bass <spn>(R. interruptus)</spn>.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus <spn>Micropterus</spn>). See <er>Black bass</er>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Species of <spn>Serranus</spn>, the sea bass and rock bass. See <er>Sea bass</er>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The southern, red, or channel bass (<spn>Sci\'91na ocellata</spn>). See <er>Redfish</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; The name is also applied to many other fishes. See <cref>Calico bass</cref>, under <er>Calico</er>.</note>

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<hw>Bass</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>bast</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called <altname>whitewood</altname>; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See <er>Bast</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <tt>(Pron. <?/)</tt> <def>A hassock or thick mat.</def>

<h1>Bass</h1> <Xpage=123>

<hw>Bass</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>basse</ets>, fr. <ets>bas</ets> low. See <er>Base</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A bass, or deep, sound or tone.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The lowest part in a musical composition.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>base</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Thorough bass</col>. <cd>See <er>Thorough bass</er>.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Bass</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Deep or grave in tone.</def>

<cs><col>Bass clef</col> (<fld>Mus.</fld>), <cd>the character placed at the beginning of the staff containing the bass part of a musical composition.</cd> [See <i>Illust</i>. under <er>Clef</er>.] -- <col>Bass voice</col>, <cd>a deepsounding voice; a voice fitted for singing bass.</cd></cs>