basquine (basken)

[F. basquine, guage. IMG:content-1735.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1736.png:[graphic] IMG:content-1737.png:[graphic] 9: Bas-relief. Tombstone of Hegeso, daughter of Proxenos, from the Sacred Way, Athens; 4th century B. С. other objects represented project very slightly from the ground. The most artistic examples of bas relief often present to the observer the illusion that their carving has considerable projection. A bas-relief, or a work in bas-relief, is a piece of sculpture in this form. Compare alto - rilievo and mezzo-rilievo. Also ba - relief, ba 1 (bas), n. [Early mod. E. bas, base, ba o - rilievo, and ba o - relievo. Striped-ba , or Rockfish (Roccus line at us). (From Report of U. S. Fish Commi ion, 1884.) England, the Labrax lupus, an acanthopterygian fish with a compre ed fusiform contour, two dorsal fins, the first with 9 spines, the second with from 12 to 14 rays, a general grayish or greenish color, relieved by small black spots, and a whitish belly. It is an esteemed food-fish. (b) In other English-speaking countries, the name of various fishes, generally distinguished by a qualifying prefix, as black ba , bra - ba , calico-ba , channel-ba , gra -ba , Oswego ba , red - ba , rock-ba , sea -ba , striped - ba , and white-ba . See the compounded words. Of these the nearest American relation of the European ba is the striped-ba or rockfish, Roccus line at us. Also spelled IMG:content-1738.png:[blocks in formation] Encyc . Brit ., II. 376.