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Brass
brɑːs
Brass definitions
noun
brass
brasses
- a yellow alloy of copper and zinc
"the plaque is made of brass"
rudeness insolence impoliteness unmannerliness bad manners lack of civility discourtesy discourteousness disrespectfulness incivility- a decorative object made of brass
"shining brasses stood on the mantelpiece"
- a round, flat brass ornament for the harness of a draught horse
- a memorial, typically a medieval one, consisting of a flat piece of inscribed brass laid in the floor or set into the wall of a church
"children do not appear on memorial brasses until the 1420s"
- a brass block or die used for stamping a design on a book binding
- wind instruments that are typically made of brass (including trumpet, horn, and trombone), forming a band or a section of an orchestra
"the brass were consistently too loud"
- people in authority or of high military rank
"military top brass are looking at easing the prohibitions"
- shameless confidence or audacity
"he was the only one who had the brass to show his face"
- money
"they wanted to spend their newly acquired brass"