Bas-relief |
Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo. |
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Bass |
of Bass |
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Bass |
An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species. |
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Bass |
The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass. |
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Bass |
Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass. |
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Bass |
The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciaena ocellata). See Redfish. |
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Bass |
The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast. |
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Bass |
A hassock or thick mat. |
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Bass |
A bass, or deep, sound or tone. |
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Bass |
The lowest part in a musical composition. |
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Bass |
One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass. |
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Bass |
Deep or grave in tone. |
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Bass |
To sound in a deep tone. |
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Bass drum |
The largest of the different kinds of drums, having two heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See Bass, a. |
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Bass horn |
A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone. |
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Bass viol |
A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d Bass, n., and Violoncello. |
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Black bass |
An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the genus Micropterus. the small-mouthed kind is M. dolomiei; the large-mouthed is M. salmoides. |
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Black bass |
The sea bass. See Blackfish, 3. |
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Relief |
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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Relief |
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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