basses
plural of bass
• bessas
Source: Wiktionary
Bass, n.
Definition: ; pl. Bass, and sometimes Basses. Etym: [A corruption of barse.] (Zoöl.)
1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
Note: The common European bass is Labrax lupus. American species are: the striped bass (Roccus lineatus); white or silver bass of the lakes. (R. chrysops); brass or yellow bass (R. interruptus).
2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass.
3. Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.
4. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciæna ocellata). See Redfish.
Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See Calico bass, under Calico.
Bass, n. Etym: [A corruption of bast.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast.
2. (Pron.
Definition: A hassock or thick mat.
Bass, n. Etym: [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 which plays, bass. [Written also base.] Thorough bass. See Thorough bass.
Bass, a.
Definition: 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.] -- Bass voice, a deepsounding voice; a voice fitted for singing bass.
Bass, v. t.
Definition: To sound in a deep tone. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
