See Also: contrabass(dictionary)
contrabass(dictionary)

thousandfold (iou) and contrabass (iou)


thousandfold (iou)



thousandfold adjective & noun. OE.
[from THOUSAND + -FOLD.]
A. adjective. A thousand times the amount or number. Now rare. OE.
b. noun. A thousand times the amount or number. Freq. used adverbially. ME.

contrabass (iou)



contrabass noun & adjective. E19.
[Italian contrabasso (now -bb-), French contrebasse, formed as CONTRA- + BASS noun2.]
Music.
A. noun.
(A part within) the octave below the normal (bass) range. E19.
A double-bass. L19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Designating an instrument with range an octave lower than the usual type, as contrabass tuba. L19.
? Earlier Anglicized as COUNTERBASS.
contra'bassist noun a double-bass player L19.