| n. | 1. | An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes contains tin, and rarely other metals. | ||||||
| 2. | (Mach.) A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing. | |||||||
| 3. | Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze. | |||||||
| 4. | Impudence; a brazen face. | |||||||
| 5. | Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass. | |||||||
| 6. | A brass plate engraved with a figure or device. Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc. | |||||||
| 7. | (Mining) Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.
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| Noun | 1. | brass - an alloy of copper and zinc |
| 2. | brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece | |
| 3. | brass - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" | |
| 4. | brass - impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" | |
| 5. | brass - an ornament or utensil made of brass | |
| 6. | brass - the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instrumentsSynonyms: brass section | |
| 7. | brass - a memorial made of brassSynonyms: memorial tablet, plaque |
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