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Sea Trout :: Sea trout () A California sciaenoid fish (Cynoscion nobilis); -- called also white sea bass.

Bass Horn :: Bass horn () A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone..

Basset Horn :: Basset horn (a.) An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves..

Basso-rilievo :: Basso-rilievo (n.) Alt. of Basso-reliev.

Bass :: Bass (a.) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass..

Calendulin :: Calendulin (n.) A gummy or mucilaginous tasteless substance obtained from the marigold or calendula, and analogous to bassorin..

Abassi :: Abassi (n.) Alt. of Abassi.

Thorough Bass :: Thorough bass () The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as synonymous with harmony.

Bassorin :: Bassorin (n.) 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..

Contrabass :: Contrabass (n.) Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or bombardon..

Bass-relief :: Bass-relief (n.) Some as Bas-relief.

Inversion :: Inversion (n.) Said of a chord, when one of its notes, other than its root, is made the bass..

Mission :: Mission (n.) Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.

Ambassade :: Ambassade (ambassade.) Alt. of Embassad.

Ambassy :: Ambassy (n.) See Embassy, the usual spelling..

Embassade :: Embassade (n.) An embassy. See Ambassade.

Receive :: Receive (v. t.) To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, and the like; as, to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc..

Bassoon :: Bassoon (n.) 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..

Bombardon :: Bombardon (n.) Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of the saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide..

Mahwa Tree :: Mahwa tree () An East Indian sapotaceous tree (Bassia latifolia, and also B. 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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