double bassn.

/ˈdʌb(ə)lˈbeɪs/

Etymology: < double adj.¹ 4b + bass n.⁵, after the Italian name for contrabass n.

A musical instrument, the largest and deepest-toned of the violin class, having three or four strings, usually tuned a fourth apart.

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contrabass1598

double bass1728

bull fiddle1880

doghouse1924

bass1927

string bass1927

slap-bass1949

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Violin A Double Bass, almost twice as big as the common Bass Violin.

1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 176 Girls handling the double bass.

1856 M. C. Clarke tr. H. Berlioz Treat. Mod. Instrumentation 40 To double-basses belong..the lowest sounds of the harmony.

attributive.1816 W. Scott Old Mortality iv, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. III. 92 ‘Harm them not.’ exclaimed Kettledrummle, in his very best double-bass tones.1880 P. David in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 458 Bottesini and ..other celebrated double-bass players.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	double bass
释义	double bassn. /ˈdʌb(ə)lˈbeɪs/ Etymology: < double adj.¹ 4b + bass n.⁵, after the Italian name for contrabass n. A musical instrument, the largest and deepest-toned of the violin class, having three or four strings, usually tuned a fourth apart. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > bowable instrument > [noun] > double-bass contrabass1598 double bass1728 bull fiddle1880 doghouse1924 bass1927 string bass1927 slap-bass1949 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Violin A Double Bass, almost twice as big as the common Bass Violin. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 176 Girls handling the double bass. 1856 M. C. Clarke tr. H. Berlioz Treat. Mod. Instrumentation 40 To double-basses belong..the lowest sounds of the harmony. attributive.1816 W. Scott Old Mortality iv, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. III. 92 ‘Harm them not.’ exclaimed Kettledrummle, in his very best double-bass tones.1880 P. David in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 458 Bottesini and ..other celebrated double-bass players. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1728
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