From Middle English bace, bas, alteration of bars, from Old English bærs (“a fish, perch”), from Proto-Germanic *barsaz (“perch", literally "prickly fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhars-, *bharst- (“prickle, thorn, scale”). Cognate with Dutch baars (“perch, bass”), German Barsch (“perch”). More at barse.
Noun
bass (countable and uncountable, plural basses or bass)
- The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.
Etymology 3
A corruption of bast.
Noun
bass (countable and uncountable, plural basses)
- The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats.
- Fibers from other plants, especially palm trees
- Anything made from such fibers, such as a hassock, basket or thick mat.
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