Webster's Dictionary 1913

946

Basketry

Bas″ket‐ry (�), n. The art of making baskets; also, baskets, taken collectively.

947

Basking shark

Bask″ing shark′ (�). (Zoöl.) One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone shark. It inhabi...

948

Basnet

Bas″net (�), n. Same as Bascinet.

949

Basommatophora

‖Ba‐som′ma‐toph″o‐ra (bȧ‐sŏm′mȧ‐tŏf″ō̍‐rȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. βάσισ base + ὄμμα eye + φέρειν to bear.] (Zoöl.) A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tenta...

950

Bason

Ba″son (bā″s'n), n. A basin.

951

Basque

Basque (bȧsk), a. Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.

952

Basque (2)

Basque (bȧsk), n. 1. One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.2. The language spoken by the Basque people.3. A part of a la...

953

Basquish

Basqu″ish (�), a. [F. Basque Biscayan: cf. G. Baskisch.] Pertaining to the country, people, or language of Biscay; Basque Sir T. Browne.

954

Bass

Bass (bȧs), n.; pl.Bass, and sometimes Basses (–ĕz). [A corruption of barse.] (Zoöl.) 1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. The...

955

Bass (2)

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.2. (Pron. �) A ha...

956

Bass (3)

Bass (�), n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a.]1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.2. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part in a musical composition. (b) One who sings, or the instrument ...

957

Bass (4)

Bass, a. Deep or grave in tone.Bass clef(Mus.), the character placed at the beginning of the staff containing the bass part of a musical composition. [See Illust. under Clef.] —...

958

Bass (5)

Bass, v. t. To sound in a deep tone. Shak.

959

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.

960

Bass horn

Bass″ horn″ (�). (Mus.) A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone.

961

Bass viol

Bass″ vi′ol (�). (Mus.) A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d Bass, n., and Violoncello.

962

Bass-relief

Bass″–re‐lief′ (�), n. Same as Bas-relief.

963

Bassa

{ Bas″sa (�), Bas‐saw″ } (�), n. See Bashaw.

964

Basset

Bas″set (băs″sĕt or băs‐sĕt″), n. [F. bassette, fr. It. bassetta. Cf. Basso.] A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice.Some dress, some ...

965

Basset (2)

Bas″set (băs″sĕt), a. [Cf. OF. basset somewhat low, dim. of bas low.] (Geol.) Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata. Lyell.

966

Basset (3)

Bas″set, n.(Geol.) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.

967

Basset (4)

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.

968

Basset horn

Bas″set horn′ (hôrn′). [See Basset, a.] (Mus.) An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves.

969

Basset horn (2)

Bas″set horn′. (Mus.) The corno di bassetto.

970

Basset hound

Bas″set hound′ (�). [F. basset.] (Zoöl.) A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog.

971

Basseting

Bas″set‐ing, n. The upward direction of a vein in a mine; the emergence of a stratum at the surface.

972

Bassetto

‖Bas‐set″to (�), n. [It., adj., somewhat low; n., counter tenor. See Basso.] (Mus.) A tenor or small bass viol.