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▸ noun: A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten: a monumental brass.
▸ noun: Fittings, utensils, or other items made of brass.
▸ noun: (music) 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.
▸ noun: Spent cartridge casings (usually made of brass): the part of the cartridge left over after bullets or shells have been fired.
▸ noun: (uncountable) The color of brass.
▸ noun: (military, business or other organizations, uncountable, used as a singular or plural noun, metonymically) High-ranking officers: the brass hats.
▸ noun: (uncountable, informal) A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence.
▸ noun: (slang, dated) Money.
▸ noun: Inferior composition.
▸ adjective: Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.
▸ adjective: Of the color of brass.
▸ adjective: (informal) Impertinent, bold: brazen.
▸ adjective: (slang) Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.
▸ adjective: Of inferior composition.
▸ verb: (transitive) To coat with brass.
▸ noun: (countable, slang) A prostitute.
▸ adjective: (slang) Brass monkey; cold.
▸ noun: (historical, obsolete) Synonym of brace, a traditional unit of measure equivalent to a fathom (6 feet) or about 1.6 m, especially as the Spanish braza and Portuguese braça, also French brasse.
Similar:
plaque,
cheek,
face,
organization,
boldness,
establishment,
administration,
governance,
organisation,
effrontery,
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Types:
yellow brass,
red brass,
cartridge brass,
naval brass,
bronze,
brass plating,
white brass,
low brass,
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