Bas-sōon', n.

n. [Fr. basson, It. bassone, augm. of basso, low. See BASE, a.] (Mus.) A wind instrument of the reed kind, furnished with eleven holes, which are stopped by the fingers, as in flutes. ☞ Its compass comprehends three octaves. For convenience of carriage it is divided into two parts; whence it is also called a fagot.