. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. w and quite dry, it is 7 feet long and 4feet broad. They are largelyimported in bales. Imp. duty,20 per cent. Basset-Horn, a musicalwind instrument resemblingthe clarinet in tone and ma-ni|nilatiiin, but larger. It is sel-dom employed in , a small , a musical windinstrument of deeper tune thanthe bassoon. Bassoon, a musical windinstrument made of wood, andcapable of being divided nearthe middle, so that the two parts may be of moreconvenient length for carriage. The B. h
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. w and quite dry, it is 7 feet long and 4feet broad. They are largelyimported in bales. Imp. duty,20 per cent. Basset-Horn, a musicalwind instrument resemblingthe clarinet in tone and ma-ni|nilatiiin, but larger. It is sel-dom employed in , a small , a musical windinstrument of deeper tune thanthe bassoon. Bassoon, a musical windinstrument made of wood, andcapable of being divided nearthe middle, so that the two parts may be of moreconvenient length for carriage. The B. has a reedand curved mouth-piece, and is jilayed by meansof keys and finger-holes like the clarinet, to whichit forms the Basso-Relievo or Lo-w-Relief, is the slightprojection of a sculptured object from the planesurface, a-s in the ease of the figures on medals,coins, friezes, etc. Bass-Viol, or Violoncello, a stringed musicalinstrument resembling a violin, but larger, andhaving a graver tone. It is held in an uprightposition when played, the butt-end resting on Fig. 28.—Basket-Making Machine. Bass-Wood, a name given to the Americanlinden-tree, Filid Americaiia. The wood is soft,easily worked, and is used for the panels of car-riage-bodies, seats of chairs, the fans of fanning-mills, etc. It is also made into pulp, and thenused as a material for paper-making. See Bast. Bast, ro])e, cord, and matting made from thebass or linden tree; also a name for the bark ortough fibres of the flax and hemp plants. SeeBass. Bastimeuto, the Italian name for a ship. BAT 44 BAY Bat. a name for the of silver i « Enst 1wei;. 235 grains; also a club or *tninunt. nafjivia Sec Jav.\. iah, .iati>v of bread baked at one time. Bateai-a-Vapeur, the French for a * Bathin6Machine!a portable shed or roomonwh° the sea-beach for the con- ?Batiste tlie French name for cambric or lawn,tbc itnest ki-KTof linen, named after Batiste, whotir^t
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