basset : Idioms & Phrases

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basset horn

  • noun a tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B-flat clarinet
WordNet
Bas"set horn`
Etymology
See Basset, a.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves.
Webster 1913

basset hound

  • noun smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
    basset.
WordNet
Bas"set hound`
Etymology
F. basset.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog.
Webster 1913

basset oboe

  • noun an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
    heckelphone.
WordNet