Bassano

[ buh-sah-noh; Italian bahs-sah-naw ]

noun

1. Ja·co·po [yah, -kaw-paw], Giacomo da Ponte, 1510–92, Italian painter.
2. his sons Fran·ces·co [f, r, ahn-, ches, -kaw], 1549–92, Giam·bat·tis·ta da Pon·te [jahm-baht-, tees, -tahdah-, pawn, -te], 1533–?; Gi·ro·la·mo da Ponte [jee-, raw, -lah-maw], 1566–1621; Le·an·dro [le-, ahn, -d, r, aw], 1557–1623, Italian painters.

Example Sentences

At the battle of Bassano, of the five flags wrested from the enemy Lannes captured two with his own hands.

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In 1253, this fiend in human shape captured Bassano by storm, after a tiresome siege.

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The Duc de Bassano was at that particular time, and for a very good reason, the object of M. de Talleyrand's displeasure.

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He tells me some amusing things about the Duc de Bassano and M. Humann.

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M. de Bassano was imperturbably signing things and working with great ardour at the Ministry of the Interior.

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