| slovo | definícia |
bass
(mass) | bass
- basový |
bass
(gcide) | Base \Base\ (b[=a]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus
thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and
W. bas shallow. Cf. Bass a part in music.]
1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;
as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.
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2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic] "A
peasant and base swain." --Bacon.
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4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]
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Why bastard? wherefore base? --Shak.
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5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and
silver, the precious metals.
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6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base
bullion.
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7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity
of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base
fellow; base motives; base occupations. "A cruel act of a
base and a cowardish mind." --Robynson (More's Utopia).
"Base ingratitude." --Milton.
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8. Not classical or correct. "Base Latin." --Fuller.
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9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In
this sense, commonly written bass.]
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10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,
one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.
Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a
base tenant.
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Base fee, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;
now, a qualified fee. See note under Fee, n., 4.
Base metal. See under Metal.
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Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;
sordid; degraded.
Usage: Base, Vile, Mean. These words, as expressing
moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of
their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base
marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean
denote, in different degrees, the lack of what is
valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our
abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or
indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is
opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to
liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy
is vile; undue compliances are mean.
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bass
(gcide) | Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba`sis a stepping,
step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to E.
come. Cf. Basis, and see Come.]
1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that
on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,
the base of a statue. "The base of mighty mountains."
--Prescott.
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2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
essential principle; a groundwork.
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3. (Arch.)
(a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when
treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,
or especially ornamented.
(b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as
of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate
piece of furniture or decoration.
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4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it
is attached to its support.
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5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a
substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the
latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides
of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain
organic bodies resembling them in their property of
forming salts with acids.
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6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.
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7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.
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8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that
imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
adjacent bastions.
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9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a
figure on which it is supposed to stand.
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10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is
constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
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11. [See Base low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
[Now commonly written bass.]
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The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
--Dryden.
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12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by
fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the
operations of an army proceed, forward movements are
made, supplies are furnished, etc.
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13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]
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14. (Zool.) That part of an organ by which it is attached to
another more central organ.
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15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.
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16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not
distinctly crystalline.
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17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
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18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]
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19. pl. A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but
sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to
about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]
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20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]
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21. An apron. [Obs.] "Bakers in their linen bases."
--Marston.
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22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting
place or a goal in various games.
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To their appointed base they went. --Dryden.
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23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately
determined in length and position, serves as the origin
from which to compute the distances and positions of any
points or objects connected with it by a system of
triangles. --Lyman.
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24. A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, {prison
base}, or bars. "To run the country base." --Shak.
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25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the
circuit of the infield.
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Altern base. See under Altern.
Attic base. (Arch.) See under Attic.
Base course. (Arch.)
(a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made
of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also
foundation course.
(b) The architectural member forming the transition
between the basement and the wall above.
Base hit (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without
any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach
the first base without being put out.
Base line.
(a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in
military operations.
(b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.
Base plate, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of
the steam engine; the bed plate.
Base ring (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the
breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave
molding. --H. L. Scott.
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Bass
(gcide) | Bass \Bass\, 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.
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2. (Pron. ?) A hassock or thick mat.
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Bass
(gcide) | Bass \Bass\ (b[=a]s), n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a.]
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1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
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2. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part in a musical composition.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
[Written also base.]
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Thorough bass. See Thorough bass.
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Bass
(gcide) | Bass \Bass\, a.
Deep or grave in tone.
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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.
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Bass
(gcide) | Bass \Bass\ (b[.a]s), n.; pl. Bass, and sometimes Basses
(b[.a]s"[e^]z). [A corruption of barse.] (Zool.)
1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus,
Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
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Note: 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).
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2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus
Micropterus). See Black bass.
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3. Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See
Sea bass.
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4. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sci[ae]na ocellata).
See Redfish.
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Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See
Calico bass, under Calico.
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Bass
(gcide) | Bass \Bass\, v. t.
To sound in a deep tone. [R.] --Shak.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
bass
(mass) | bass
- basový |
bass drum
(mass) | bass drum
- bubon |
basswood
(mass) | basswood
- lipa |
Abassi
(gcide) | Abassi \A*bas"si\ ([.a]*b[a^]s"s[i^]), Abassis \A*bas"sis\
([.a]*b[a^]s"s[i^]s), n. [Ar. & Per. ab[=a]s[imac], belonging
to Abas (a king of Persia).]
A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.
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Abassis
(gcide) | Abassi \A*bas"si\ ([.a]*b[a^]s"s[i^]), Abassis \A*bas"sis\
([.a]*b[a^]s"s[i^]s), n. [Ar. & Per. ab[=a]s[imac], belonging
to Abas (a king of Persia).]
A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.
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Ambassade
(gcide) | Ambassade \Am"bas*sade\, Embassade \Em"bas*sade\, n. [F.
ambassade. See Embassy.]
1. The mission of an ambassador. [Obs.] --Carew.
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2. An embassy. [Obs.] --Strype.
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Ambassador
(gcide) | Ambassador \Am*bas"sa*dor\, Embassador \Em*bas"sa*dor\, n. [See
Embassador.]
1. A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to
represent there his sovereign or country.
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Note: Ambassadors are either ordinary [or resident] or
extraordinary, that is, sent upon some special or
unusual occasion or errand. --Abbott.
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2. An official messenger and representative.
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Ambassadorial
(gcide) | Ambassadorial \Am*bas`sa*do"ri*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to an ambassador. --H. Walpole.
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Ambassadorship
(gcide) | Ambassadorship \Am*bas`sa*dor*ship\, n.
The state, office, or functions of an ambassador.
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Ambassadress
(gcide) | Ambassadress \Am*bas"sa*dress\, n.
A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador.
--Prescott.
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Ambassage
(gcide) | Ambassage \Am"bas*sage\ ([a^]m"bas*s[asl]j), n.
Same as Embassage. [Obs. or R.] --Luke xiv. 32.
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Ambassy
(gcide) | Ambassy \Am"bas*sy\ ([a^]m"bas*s[y^]), n.
See Embassy, the usual spelling. --Helps.
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babassu
(gcide) | babassu \babassu\ n.
1. a tall feather palm of northern Brazil ({Orbignya
barbosiana}) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable
oil () with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil ()
and a kind of vegetable ivory.
Syn: babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata,
Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana.
[WordNet 1.5] babbiting |
bass
(gcide) | Base \Base\ (b[=a]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus
thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and
W. bas shallow. Cf. Bass a part in music.]
1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;
as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.
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2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic] "A
peasant and base swain." --Bacon.
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4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]
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Why bastard? wherefore base? --Shak.
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5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and
silver, the precious metals.
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6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base
bullion.
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7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity
of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base
fellow; base motives; base occupations. "A cruel act of a
base and a cowardish mind." --Robynson (More's Utopia).
"Base ingratitude." --Milton.
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8. Not classical or correct. "Base Latin." --Fuller.
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9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In
this sense, commonly written bass.]
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10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,
one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.
Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a
base tenant.
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Base fee, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;
now, a qualified fee. See note under Fee, n., 4.
Base metal. See under Metal.
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Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;
sordid; degraded.
Usage: Base, Vile, Mean. These words, as expressing
moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of
their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base
marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean
denote, in different degrees, the lack of what is
valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our
abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or
indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is
opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to
liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy
is vile; undue compliances are mean.
[1913 Webster]Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba`sis a stepping,
step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to E.
come. Cf. Basis, and see Come.]
1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that
on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,
the base of a statue. "The base of mighty mountains."
--Prescott.
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2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
essential principle; a groundwork.
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3. (Arch.)
(a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when
treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,
or especially ornamented.
(b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as
of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate
piece of furniture or decoration.
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4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it
is attached to its support.
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5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a
substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the
latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides
of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain
organic bodies resembling them in their property of
forming salts with acids.
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6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.
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7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.
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8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that
imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
adjacent bastions.
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9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a
figure on which it is supposed to stand.
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10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is
constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
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11. [See Base low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
[Now commonly written bass.]
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The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
--Dryden.
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12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by
fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the
operations of an army proceed, forward movements are
made, supplies are furnished, etc.
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13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]
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14. (Zool.) That part of an organ by which it is attached to
another more central organ.
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15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.
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16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not
distinctly crystalline.
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17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
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18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]
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19. pl. A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but
sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to
about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]
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20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]
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21. An apron. [Obs.] "Bakers in their linen bases."
--Marston.
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22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting
place or a goal in various games.
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To their appointed base they went. --Dryden.
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23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately
determined in length and position, serves as the origin
from which to compute the distances and positions of any
points or objects connected with it by a system of
triangles. --Lyman.
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24. A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, {prison
base}, or bars. "To run the country base." --Shak.
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25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the
circuit of the infield.
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Altern base. See under Altern.
Attic base. (Arch.) See under Attic.
Base course. (Arch.)
(a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made
of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also
foundation course.
(b) The architectural member forming the transition
between the basement and the wall above.
Base hit (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without
any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach
the first base without being put out.
Base line.
(a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in
military operations.
(b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.
Base plate, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of
the steam engine; the bed plate.
Base ring (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the
breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave
molding. --H. L. Scott.
[1913 Webster]Bass \Bass\, 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.
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2. (Pron. ?) A hassock or thick mat.
[1913 Webster]Bass \Bass\ (b[=a]s), n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a.]
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1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
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2. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part in a musical composition.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
[Written also base.]
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Thorough bass. See Thorough bass.
[1913 Webster]Bass \Bass\, a.
Deep or grave in tone.
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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]Bass \Bass\ (b[.a]s), n.; pl. Bass, and sometimes Basses
(b[.a]s"[e^]z). [A corruption of barse.] (Zool.)
1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus,
Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
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Note: 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).
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2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus
Micropterus). See Black bass.
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3. Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See
Sea bass.
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4. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sci[ae]na ocellata).
See Redfish.
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Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See
Calico bass, under Calico.
[1913 Webster]Bass \Bass\, v. t.
To sound in a deep tone. [R.] --Shak.
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Bass
(gcide) | Base \Base\ (b[=a]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus
thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and
W. bas shallow. Cf. Bass a part in music.]
1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;
as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.
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2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic] "A
peasant and base swain." --Bacon.
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4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]
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Why bastard? wherefore base? --Shak.
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5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and
silver, the precious metals.
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6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base
bullion.
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7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity
of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base
fellow; base motives; base occupations. "A cruel act of a
base and a cowardish mind." --Robynson (More's Utopia).
"Base ingratitude." --Milton.
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8. Not classical or correct. "Base Latin." --Fuller.
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9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In
this sense, commonly written bass.]
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10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,
one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.
Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a
base tenant.
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Base fee, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;
now, a qualified fee. See note under Fee, n., 4.
Base metal. See under Metal.
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Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;
sordid; degraded.
Usage: Base, Vile, Mean. These words, as expressing
moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of
their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base
marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean
denote, in different degrees, the lack of what is
valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our
abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or
indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is
opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to
liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy
is vile; undue compliances are mean.
[1913 Webster]Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba`sis a stepping,
step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to E.
come. Cf. Basis, and see Come.]
1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that
on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,
the base of a statue. "The base of mighty mountains."
--Prescott.
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2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
essential principle; a groundwork.
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3. (Arch.)
(a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when
treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,
or especially ornamented.
(b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as
of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate
piece of furniture or decoration.
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4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it
is attached to its support.
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5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a
substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the
latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides
of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain
organic bodies resembling them in their property of
forming salts with acids.
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6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.
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7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.
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8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that
imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
adjacent bastions.
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9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a
figure on which it is supposed to stand.
[1913 Webster]
10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is
constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
[1913 Webster]
11. [See Base low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
[Now commonly written bass.]
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The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
--Dryden.
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12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by
fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the
operations of an army proceed, forward movements are
made, supplies are furnished, etc.
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13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]
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14. (Zool.) That part of an organ by which it is attached to
another more central organ.
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15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.
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16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not
distinctly crystalline.
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17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
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18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]
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19. pl. A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but
sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to
about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]
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20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]
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21. An apron. [Obs.] "Bakers in their linen bases."
--Marston.
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22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting
place or a goal in various games.
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To their appointed base they went. --Dryden.
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23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately
determined in length and position, serves as the origin
from which to compute the distances and positions of any
points or objects connected with it by a system of
triangles. --Lyman.
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24. A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, {prison
base}, or bars. "To run the country base." --Shak.
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25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the
circuit of the infield.
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Altern base. See under Altern.
Attic base. (Arch.) See under Attic.
Base course. (Arch.)
(a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made
of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also
foundation course.
(b) The architectural member forming the transition
between the basement and the wall above.
Base hit (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without
any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach
the first base without being put out.
Base line.
(a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in
military operations.
(b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.
Base plate, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of
the steam engine; the bed plate.
Base ring (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the
breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave
molding. --H. L. Scott.
[1913 Webster]Bass \Bass\, 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.
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2. (Pron. ?) A hassock or thick mat.
[1913 Webster]Bass \Bass\ (b[=a]s), n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a.]
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1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
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2. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part in a musical composition.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
[Written also base.]
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Thorough bass. See Thorough bass.
[1913 Webster]Bass \Bass\, a.
Deep or grave in tone.
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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]Bass \Bass\ (b[.a]s), n.; pl. Bass, and sometimes Basses
(b[.a]s"[e^]z). [A corruption of barse.] (Zool.)
1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus,
Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
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Note: 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).
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2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus
Micropterus). See Black bass.
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3. Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See
Sea bass.
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4. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sci[ae]na ocellata).
See Redfish.
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Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See
Calico bass, under Calico.
[1913 Webster]Bass \Bass\, v. t.
To sound in a deep tone. [R.] --Shak.
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Bass clef
(gcide) | Bass \Bass\, a.
Deep or grave in tone.
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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]Clef \Clef\ (kl[e^]f; 277), n. [F. clef key, a key in music, fr.
L. clavis key. See Clavicle.] (Mus.)
A character used in musical notation to determine the
position and pitch of the scale as represented on the staff.
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Note: The clefs are three in number, called the C, F, and G
clefs, and are probably corruptions or modifications of
these letters. They indicate that the letters of
absolute pitch belonging to the lines upon which they
are placed, are respectively C, F, and G. The F or bass
clef, and the G or treble clef, are fixed in their
positions upon the staff. The C clef may have three
positions. It may be placed upon the first or lower
line of the staff, in which case it is called soprano
clef, upon the third line, in which case it called alto
clef, or upon the fourth line, in which case tenor
clef. It rarely or never is placed upon the second
line, except in ancient music. See other forms of C
clef under C, 2.
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Alto clef, Bass clef. See under Alto, Bass.
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bass deep
(gcide) | low-pitched \low-pitched\ adj.
1. low in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of high-pitched. [Narrower terms: {alto,
contralto ; {baritone ; {bass, deep ; {contrabass,
double-bass ; {throaty ]
Syn: low.
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2. set at a low angle or slant; having a low degree of pitch;
as, a low-pitched roof.
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Bass drum
(gcide) | Bass drum \Bass` drum"\ (Mus.)
The largest of the different kinds of drums, having two
heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See Bass, a.
[1913 Webster]Drum \Drum\, n. [Cf. D. trom, trommel, LG. trumme, G. trommel,
Dan. tromme, Sw. trumma, OHG. trumba a trumpet, Icel. pruma a
clap of thunder, and as a verb, to thunder, Dan. drum a
booming sound, drumme to boom; prob. partly at least of
imitative origin; perh. akin to E. trum, or trumpet.]
1. (Mus.) An instrument of percussion, consisting either of a
hollow cylinder, over each end of which is stretched a
piece of skin or vellum, to be beaten with a stick; or of
a metallic hemisphere (kettledrum) with a single piece of
skin to be so beaten; the common instrument for marking
time in martial music; one of the pair of tympani in an
orchestra, or cavalry band.
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The drums cry bud-a-dub. --Gascoigne.
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2. Anything resembling a drum in form; as:
(a) A sheet iron radiator, often in the shape of a drum,
for warming an apartment by means of heat received
from a stovepipe, or a cylindrical receiver for steam,
etc.
(b) A small cylindrical box in which figs, etc., are
packed.
(c) (Anat.) The tympanum of the ear; -- often, but
incorrectly, applied to the tympanic membrane.
(d) (Arch.) One of the cylindrical, or nearly cylindrical,
blocks, of which the shaft of a column is composed;
also, a vertical wall, whether circular or polygonal
in plan, carrying a cupola or dome.
(e) (Mach.) A cylinder on a revolving shaft, generally for
the purpose of driving several pulleys, by means of
belts or straps passing around its periphery; also,
the barrel of a hoisting machine, on which the rope or
chain is wound.
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3. (Zool.) See Drumfish.
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4. A noisy, tumultuous assembly of fashionable people at a
private house; a rout. [Archaic]
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Not unaptly styled a drum, from the noise and
emptiness of the entertainment. --Smollett.
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Note: There were also drum major, rout, tempest, and
hurricane, differing only in degrees of multitude and
uproar, as the significant name of each declares.
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5. A tea party; a kettledrum. --G. Eliot.
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Bass drum. See in the Vocabulary.
Double drum. See under Double.
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Bass horn
(gcide) | Bass horn \Bass" horn"\ (Mus.)
A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone.
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Bass viol
(gcide) | Bass viol \Bass" vi`ol\ (Mus.)
A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing
bass. See 3d Bass, n., and Violoncello.
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Bass voice
(gcide) | Bass \Bass\, a.
Deep or grave in tone.
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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.
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Bassa
(gcide) | Bassa \Bas"sa\, Bassaw \Bas*saw"\, n.
See Bashaw.
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Bassaris astuta
(gcide) | Cacomixle \Ca`co*mix"le\, Cacomixtle \Ca`co*mix"tle\, Cacomixl
\Ca"co*mix`l\, n. [Mexican name.]
A North American carnivore (Bassaris astuta), about the
size of a cat, related to the raccoons. It inhabits Mexico,
Texas, and California.
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Bassariscidae
(gcide) | Bassariscidae \Bassariscidae\ n.
a division of mammals, in some classifications considered a
separate family.
Syn: subfamily Bassariscidae.
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Bassariscus
(gcide) | Bassariscus \Bassariscus\ n.
a genus comprising the cacomistles. See bassarisk.
Syn: genus Bassariscus.
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Bassariscus astutus
(gcide) | bassarisk \bassarisk\ 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.
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bassarisk
(gcide) | bassarisk \bassarisk\ 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.
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Bassaw
(gcide) | Bassa \Bas"sa\, Bassaw \Bas*saw"\, n.
See Bashaw.
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Basses
(gcide) | Bass \Bass\ (b[.a]s), n.; pl. Bass, and sometimes Basses
(b[.a]s"[e^]z). [A corruption of barse.] (Zool.)
1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus,
Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
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Note: 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).
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2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus
Micropterus). See Black bass.
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3. Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See
Sea bass.
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4. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sci[ae]na ocellata).
See Redfish.
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Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See
Calico bass, under Calico.
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Basset
(gcide) | Basset \Bas"set\ (b[a^]s"s[e^]t or b[a^]s*s[e^]t"), n. [F.
bassette, fr. It. bassetta. Cf. Basso.]
A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have
been invented at Venice.
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Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget
Your piquet parties, and your dear basset. --Rowe.
[1913 Webster]Basset \Bas"set\ (b[a^]s"s[e^]t), a. [Cf. OF. basset somewhat
low, dim. of bas low.] (Geol.)
Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata. --Lyell.
[1913 Webster]Basset \Bas"set\, n. (Geol.)
The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the
ground; the outcrop.
[1913 Webster]Basset \Bas"set\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Basseted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Basseting.] (Geol.)
To incline upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop
out; as, a vein of coal bassets.
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basset horn
(gcide) | Corno di bassetto \Cor"no di bas*set"to\ (k?r"n? d? b?s-s?t"t?
or b?s-s?t"t?); pl. Corni di basseto. [It.] (Mus.)
A tenor clarinet; -- called also basset horn, and sometimes
confounded with the English horn, which is a tenor oboe.
[1913 Webster]Basset horn \Bas"set horn`\ (b[a^]s"s[e^]t h[^o]rn`). [See
Basset, a.] (Mus.)
An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet,
but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves;
The corno di bassetto.
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Basset horn
(gcide) | Corno di bassetto \Cor"no di bas*set"to\ (k?r"n? d? b?s-s?t"t?
or b?s-s?t"t?); pl. Corni di basseto. [It.] (Mus.)
A tenor clarinet; -- called also basset horn, and sometimes
confounded with the English horn, which is a tenor oboe.
[1913 Webster]Basset horn \Bas"set horn`\ (b[a^]s"s[e^]t h[^o]rn`). [See
Basset, a.] (Mus.)
An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet,
but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves;
The corno di bassetto.
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Basset hound
(gcide) | Basset hound \Bas"set hound`\ [F. basset.] (Zool.)
A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used
as an earth dog.
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Basseted
(gcide) | Basset \Bas"set\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Basseted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Basseting.] (Geol.)
To incline upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop
out; as, a vein of coal bassets.
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Basseterre
(gcide) | Basseterre \Basseterre\ prop. n. (Geography)
The capital city of St. Kitts and Nevis. Population (2000) =
19,000.
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Basseting
(gcide) | Basset \Bas"set\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Basseted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Basseting.] (Geol.)
To incline upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop
out; as, a vein of coal bassets.
[1913 Webster]Basseting \Bas"set*ing\, n.
The upward direction of a vein in a mine; the emergence of a
stratum at the surface.
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Bassetto
(gcide) | Bassetto \Bas*set"to\, n. [It., adj., somewhat low; n., counter
tenor. See Basso.] (Mus.)
A tenor or small bass viol.
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Bassia butyracea
(gcide) | Mahwa tree \Mah"wa tree`\ (Bot.)
An East Indian sapotaceous tree (Bassia latifolia, and also
Bassia butyracea), whose timber is used for wagon wheels,
and the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating
drink. It is one of the butter trees. The oil, known as mahwa
and yallah, is obtained from the kernels of the fruit.
[1913 Webster]Butter \But"ter\ (b[u^]t"t[~e]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS.
butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`turon; either fr. boy`s ox,
cow + turo`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf.
Cow.]
1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by
churning.
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2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence,
or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the
chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of
antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly
solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao,
vegetable butter, shea butter.
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Butter boat, a small vessel for holding melted butter at
table.
Butter flower, the buttercup, a yellow flower.
Butter print, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of
butter; -- called also butter stamp. --Locke.
Butter tooth, either of the two middle incisors of the
upper jaw.
Butter tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Bassia, the seeds
of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The
butter tree of India is the Bassia butyracea; that of
Africa is the Shea tree (Bassia Parkii). See {Shea
tree}.
Butter trier, a tool used in sampling butter.
Butter wife, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called
also butter woman. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Bassia latifolia
(gcide) | Mahwa tree \Mah"wa tree`\ (Bot.)
An East Indian sapotaceous tree (Bassia latifolia, and also
Bassia butyracea), whose timber is used for wagon wheels,
and the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating
drink. It is one of the butter trees. The oil, known as mahwa
and yallah, is obtained from the kernels of the fruit.
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Bassia Parkii
(gcide) | Shea tree \She"a tree`\ (Bot.)
An African sapotaceous tree (Bassia Parkii syn.
Butyrospermum Parkii), from the seeds of which a substance
resembling butter is obtained; the African butter tree.
[1913 Webster]Butter \But"ter\ (b[u^]t"t[~e]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS.
butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`turon; either fr. boy`s ox,
cow + turo`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf.
Cow.]
1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by
churning.
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2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence,
or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the
chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of
antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly
solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao,
vegetable butter, shea butter.
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Butter boat, a small vessel for holding melted butter at
table.
Butter flower, the buttercup, a yellow flower.
Butter print, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of
butter; -- called also butter stamp. --Locke.
Butter tooth, either of the two middle incisors of the
upper jaw.
Butter tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Bassia, the seeds
of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The
butter tree of India is the Bassia butyracea; that of
Africa is the Shea tree (Bassia Parkii). See {Shea
tree}.
Butter trier, a tool used in sampling butter.
Butter wife, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called
also butter woman. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Bassia scoparia
(gcide) | firebush \firebush\ n.
1. An evergreen South American shrub *{Streptosolen
jamesonii}) having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers;
grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
Syn: marmalade bush, Streptosolen jamesonii.
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2. A densely branched Eurasian plant (Bassia scoparia)
whose foliage turns purple-red in autumn; also called
burning bush.
Syn: summer cypress, burning bush, belvedere, {Bassia
scoparia}, Kochia scoparia.
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bassine
(gcide) | bassine \bassine\ n.
1. Coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making
brushes and brooms.
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bassinet
(gcide) | Bascinet \Bas"ci*net\, n. [OE. bacinet, basnet, OF. bassinet,
bacinet, F. bassinet, dim. of OF. bacin, F. bassin, a helmet
in the form of a basin.]
A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor.
[Written also basinet, bassinet, basnet.]
[1913 Webster]Bassinet \Bas"si*net\, n. [Cf. F. bassinet, dim. of bassin. See
Basin, and cf. Bascinet.]
1. A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in
which young children are placed as in a cradle.
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2. See Bascinet. --Lord Lytton.
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Bassinet
(gcide) | Bascinet \Bas"ci*net\, n. [OE. bacinet, basnet, OF. bassinet,
bacinet, F. bassinet, dim. of OF. bacin, F. bassin, a helmet
in the form of a basin.]
A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor.
[Written also basinet, bassinet, basnet.]
[1913 Webster]Bassinet \Bas"si*net\, n. [Cf. F. bassinet, dim. of bassin. See
Basin, and cf. Bascinet.]
1. A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in
which young children are placed as in a cradle.
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2. See Bascinet. --Lord Lytton.
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Basso
(gcide) | Basso \Bas"so\, 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.
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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.
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Basso continuo
(gcide) | Basso \Bas"so\, 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.
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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.
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Bassock
(gcide) | Bassock \Bas"sock\, n.
A hassock. See 2d Bass, 2.
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Bassoon
(gcide) | Bassoon \Bas*soon"\, 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.
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Note: Its compass comprehends three octaves. For convenience
of carriage it is divided into two parts; whence it is
also called a fagot.
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Bassoonist
(gcide) | Bassoonist \Bas*soon"ist\, n.
A performer on the bassoon. --Busby.
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Basso-relievo
(gcide) | Basso-rilievo \Bas"so-ri*lie"vo\, Basso-relievo
\Bas"so-re*lie"vo\, n. [It. basso-rilievo.]
Same as Bas-relief.
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basso-rilievo
(gcide) | Relief \Re*lief"\ (r?-l?f"), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly,
a lifting up, a standing out. See Relieve, and cf.
Basrelief, Rilievi.]
1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the
removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything
oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained;
succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress.
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He sees the dire contagion spread so fast,
That, where it seizes, all relief is vain. --Dryden.
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2. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by
the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as,
a relief of a sentry.
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For this relief much thanks; 'tis bitter cold.
--Shak.
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3. That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort,
uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or
comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of
duty by taking the place of another; a relay.
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4. (Feudal Law) A fine or composition which the heir of a
deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of
taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles,
had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the
tenant.
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5. (Sculp. & Arch.) The projection of a figure above the
ground or plane on which it is formed.
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Note: Relief is of three kinds, namely, high relief
(altorilievo), low relief, (basso-rilievo), and
demirelief (mezzo-rilievo). See these terms in the
Vocabulary.
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6. (Paint.) The appearance of projection given by shading,
shadow, etc., to any figure.
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7. (Fort.) The height to which works are raised above the
bottom of the ditch. --Wilhelm.
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8. (Physical Geog.) The elevations and surface undulations of
a country. --Guyot.
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Relief valve, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of
steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve.
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Syn: Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; assistance;
remedy; redress; indemnification.
[1913 Webster]Bas-relief \Bas`-re*lief"\, n. [F. bas-relief; bas low + relief
raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo.]
Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than
half of their true proportions; -- called also bass-relief
and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo.
[1913 Webster]Basso-rilievo \Bas"so-ri*lie"vo\, Basso-relievo
\Bas"so-re*lie"vo\, n. [It. basso-rilievo.]
Same as Bas-relief.
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Basso-rilievo
(gcide) | Relief \Re*lief"\ (r?-l?f"), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly,
a lifting up, a standing out. See Relieve, and cf.
Basrelief, Rilievi.]
1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the
removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything
oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained;
succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress.
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He sees the dire contagion spread so fast,
That, where it seizes, all relief is vain. --Dryden.
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2. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by
the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as,
a relief of a sentry.
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For this relief much thanks; 'tis bitter cold.
--Shak.
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3. That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort,
uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or
comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of
duty by taking the place of another; a relay.
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4. (Feudal Law) A fine or composition which the heir of a
deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of
taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles,
had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the
tenant.
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5. (Sculp. & Arch.) The projection of a figure above the
ground or plane on which it is formed.
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Note: Relief is of three kinds, namely, high relief
(altorilievo), low relief, (basso-rilievo), and
demirelief (mezzo-rilievo). See these terms in the
Vocabulary.
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6. (Paint.) The appearance of projection given by shading,
shadow, etc., to any figure.
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7. (Fort.) The height to which works are raised above the
bottom of the ditch. --Wilhelm.
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8. (Physical Geog.) The elevations and surface undulations of
a country. --Guyot.
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Relief valve, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of
steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve.
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Syn: Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; assistance;
remedy; redress; indemnification.
[1913 Webster]Bas-relief \Bas`-re*lief"\, n. [F. bas-relief; bas low + relief
raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo.]
Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than
half of their true proportions; -- called also bass-relief
and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo.
[1913 Webster]Basso-rilievo \Bas"so-ri*lie"vo\, Basso-relievo
\Bas"so-re*lie"vo\, n. [It. basso-rilievo.]
Same as Bas-relief.
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Bassorin
(gcide) | Bassorin \Bas"so*rin\, 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]Cerasin \Cer"a*sin\, n. (Chem.)
A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry
gum; -- called also meta-arabinic acid.
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2. (Chem.) A gummy mucilaginous substance; -- called also
bassorin, tragacanthin, etc.
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