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81bass drum — /bays/ the largest and lowest toned of drums, having a cylindrical body and two membrane heads. [1795 1805] * * * ▪ musical instrument percussion instrument, the largest and deepest sounding member of the drum family, usually played with a pair… …
82bass fiddle — /bays/. See double bass. [1950 55] * * * …
83bass horn — /bays/ 1. tuba. 2. an obsolete wind instrument related to the tuba but resembling a bassoon in shape. [1855 60] * * * …
84bass reflex — /bays/ a loudspeaker equipped with a baffle having openings designed to improve the reproduction of low frequency sounds. * * * …
85bass response — /bays/ the response of a loudspeaker or other amplifying device to low frequency sounds. * * * …
86bass saxophone — /bays/ a large saxophone of low range, usually supported on a stand while being played. * * * …
87bass staff — /bays/, Music. a staff marked with a bass clef. * * * …
88bass viol — /bays/ 1. viola da gamba. 2. See double bass. [1580 90] * * * …
89bes — /bays/, n. beth. * * * Minor Egyptian god with a grotesque appearance. His figure was intended to inspire joy or drive away pain and sorrow, and his ugliness was probably thought to frighten off evil spirits. He was associated with music and… …
90beth — /bays, bayt/; Seph. Heb. /bet/, n. 1. the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. 2. either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter. Also, bet, bes. [1905 10; < Heb beth lit., house; see BETA] * * * …
