BASS

I. noun (plural ~ or ~es) Etymology: Middle English base, bærs, from Old English bærs; akin to Old High German bersich perch Date: before 12th century any of numerous edible marine or freshwater bony fishes (especially families Centrarchidae, Serranidae, and Percichthyidae of the order Perciformes), II. adjective see: base Date: 15th century deep or grave in tone, 2. of low pitch, relating to or having the range or part of a ~, III. noun Date: 15th century 1. the lowest voice part in a 4-part chorus, the lower half of the whole vocal or instrumental tonal range, the lowest adult male singing voice, a member of a family of instruments having the lowest range, a deep or grave tone ; a low-pitched sound, IV. noun Etymology: alteration of bast Date: 1691 ~wood 1, a coarse tough fiber from palms