Basset

  • 81basset hound — [[t]bæ̱sɪt haʊnd[/t]] basset hounds N COUNT A basset hound is a dog with short strong legs, a long body, and long ears. It is kept as a pet or used for hunting. Syn: basset …

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  • 82basset hound — Centuries old breed of dog developed in France and maintained, chiefly in France and Belgium, as a hunting dog of the aristocracy. Originally used to trail hares, rabbits, and deer, it has also been used for hunting birds, foxes, and other game.… …

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  • 83basset horn — noun a tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B flat clarinet • Hypernyms: ↑clarinet * * * ˈbasset horn 7 noun a type of large ↑clarinet with a bent ↑mouthpiece and an end piece that turns upwards   Word Origin …

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  • 84basset horn — Corno di bassetto Cor no di bas*set to (k?r n? d? b?s s?t t? or b?s s?t t?); pl. {Corni di basseto}. [It.] (Mus.) A tenor clarinet; called also {basset horn}, and sometimes confounded with the English horn, which is a tenor oboe. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 85basset horn — an alto horn with a soft tone. [1825 35; < G Bassetthorn < It corno di bassetto horn of a somewhat low range. See CORN2, BASSET1] * * * ▪ musical instrument       clarinet pitched a fourth lower than the ordinary B♭ clarinet, probably invented in …

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  • 86Basset Hound — El perro Basset Hound es un perro de caza bastante bajito y de cuerpo largo, una de sus características mas llamativas son sus largas orejas y el extremadamente desarrollado sentido del olfato. Generalmente se le usa para la caza de venados,&#8230; …

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  • 87Basset operation — Bas·set operation (bah saґ) [Antoine Basset, French surgeon, 1882–1951] see under operation …

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  • 88basset hound — bas·set hound loc.s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS cinof. razza di cani da caccia simili al segugio con corpo allungato e zampe molto corte | cane di tale razza {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: comp. di basset bassotto e hound cane da&#8230; …

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  • 89basset hound — noun smooth haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears • Syn: ↑basset • Hypernyms: ↑hound, ↑hound dog …

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  • 90basset-hornist — bassˈet hornist noun • • • Main Entry: ↑basset …

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