| 单词 | button brass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbutton brass button brass n. †(a) any of various types of brass used for making buttons (obsolete); (b) a device used in polishing metal buttons on a military uniform, etc., that holds the buttons steady and protects the surrounding fabric from polish, consisting of a small, oblong brass plate with openings into which a button or buttons are inserted (cf. button stick n.) (now historical and rare). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > shield used in button-polishing button stick1807 button brass1849 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > brass > types of maslinOE latten1340 messing1371 orichalcc1429 shruff1541 black latten1545 mellay1545 medley brass1600 medley1601 shaven latten1660 latten-brass1677 brass-latten1678 similor1778 pig brass1841 Muntz metal1842 button brass1849 oreide1857 voltaic brass1860 semilor1866 naval brass1881 1849 U.S. Pract. Receipt Bk. 95 Button maker's common brass. Button brass, 6 parts; tin, 1 part; lead, 1 part. Melt. 1860 J. E. Alexander Mil. Exam. Junior Officers Infantry (ed. 2) 38 One fatigue jacket,..one holdall, knife, fork, and spoon,..button brass, and brass brush. 1884 C. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts 3rd Ser. 16/2 For button brass, an alloy of 8 parts of copper and 5 of zinc is commonly used by the Birmingham makers, under the name of ‘platin’. 1899 Daily News 27 Dec. 8/3 The ‘button brass’... This little plate tucked under the button with its shank in the slit enables the button to be well rubbed without mischief. 1927 Internat. Crit. Tables (National Res. Council (U.S.)) II. 373/2 Button brass..Cu, 90; Zn, 10; Sn, 0.5. 1940 Country Life 19 Oct. 340/1 The general hunted for the various articles—polishing-brushes, spare shirts and socks, and the button brass. < as lemmas |
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