brass
/bɹɑːs//bɹæs/noun
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A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; the section of an orchestra that features such instruments
Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.
The colour of brass.
verb
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To coat with brass.
adjective
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Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.
Of the colour of brass.
Impertinent, bold: brazen.
Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.