n.;
☞ 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). [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The name is also applied to many other fishes. See
n. [ A corruption of bast. ]
v. t. To sound in a deep tone. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Deep or grave in tone. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bass clef (Mus.),
Bass voice,
n. [ F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Thorough bass.
n. a division of mammals, in some classifications considered a separate family.
n. a genus comprising the cacomistles. See bassarisk.
n. A raccoonlike omnivorous mammal (Bassariscus astutus) of Mexico and southwestern U. S. having a long bushy tail with black and white rings.
(Mus.) The largest of the different kinds of drums, having two heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See Bass, a. [ 1913 Webster ]