- A wind instrument - Abut back-to-front instrument - Bass orchestra instrument - But returned with a bit of brass? - Horn of plenty - Large bass wind instrument - large bell
- Large reptile - Snake - Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake, especially a
large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia. - Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person. - A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it
passess through the air or along the ground. - The constellation Serpens. - A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone,
formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes introduced into the
orchestra; -- so called from its form.
- A large brass wind instrument, formerly used in the
orchestra and in military bands, having a loud tone, deep pitch, and a
compass of three octaves; -- now generally supplanted by bass and
contrabass tubas.
- Musical instrument - Orchestra instrument - Woodwind instrument - A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and
fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the leading
instrument in a military band.