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brass
  1. (uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
  2. (music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound.
  3. Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.
  4. (uncountable) The colour of brass.
  5. (metonymy) High-ranking officers.
  6. (uncountable, informal) A brave or foolhardy attitude.
  7. (slang, dated) Money.
  8. Inferior composition.
  9. Synonyms:
  10. Examples:
    1. “Tony's brass was evident when he boldly interrupted the meeting with a sarcastic comment.”
brasse
  1. A spotted European freshwater fish Sander lucioperca, resembling a perch.
  2. Synonyms:
brassworking
  1. The making of useful or decorative items from brass.
brassworks
  1. A place where brass is manufactured and/or shaped.
brassware
  1. Articles made from brass, treated as a group.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Also look for maintenance-free brassware vases, key holders and decorative pieces from Uttar Pradesh.”
      “Just a step away is the Manik Chowk, a narrow lane bursting at the seams with brassware shops.”
      “Examples include the move to use sheet metal in constructing brassware, mineral dyes for carpets, and the fly-shuttle in handloomed silks.”
brasswork
  1. Work or ornamentation made of brass.
  2. Examples:
    1. “On deck, the men began to holystone the planks, polish up the brasswork, and make everything shipshape for port.”
      “She opened all the drawers, pressed all the knobs in the carved brasswork.”
brass
brasswind
  1. (music) brass.
brasswares
  1. plural of brassware
brasswinds
  1. plural of brasswind
brasses
  1. plural of brass
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Between the windows is a cherry bonnet-top chest-on-chest, about 1760-1780, with its original brasses.”
      “The dominant decorative feature is the array of ornate brasses with pierced backplates.”
      “We spent the time blancoing webbing, polishing brasses, removing the chrome finish from our boots and shrinking enormous berets.”
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