Vocabulary : Basset horn to Bassoonist
Basset horn : An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves. ;; The corno di bassetto.
Basset hound : A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog.
Basseted : of Basset
Basseting : of Basset ;; The upward direction of a vein in a mine; the emergence of a stratum at the surface.
Bassetto : A tenor or small bass viol.
Bassinet : A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle. ;; See Bascinet.
Basso : The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso. ;; One who sings the lowest part. ;; The double bass, or contrabasso.
Bassock : A hassock. See 2d Bass, 2.
Bassoon : 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.
Bassoonist : A performer on the bassoon.
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