Bassano

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

/ bəˈsɑ noʊ; Italian bɑsˈsɑ nɔ /

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noun

Ja·co·po

[yah-kaw-paw], /ˈyɑ kɔ pɔ/, Giacomo da Ponte, 1510–92, Italian painter.

his sons, Fran·ces·co

[frahn-ches-kaw], /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/, 1549–92, Giam·bat·tis·ta da Pon·te

[jahm-baht-tees-tah dah -pawn-te], /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ dɑ ˈpɔn tɛ/, 1533–?; Gi·ro·la·mo da Ponte

[jee-raw-lah-maw], /dʒiˈrɔ lɑ mɔ/, 1566–1621; Le·an·dro

[le-ahn-draw], /lɛˈɑn drɔ/, 1557–1623, Italian painters.

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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.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
He tells me some amusing things about the Duc de Bassano and M. Humann.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino

M. de Bassano was imperturbably signing things and working with great ardour at the Ministry of the Interior.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino