So maybe we should take a lesson from women with brass ovaries: comedy and feminism are longstanding bedfellows.
Comedians and Feminism Getting Laughs|Agunda Okeyo|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At BeyondVape there is a board where people can record their last tobacco cigarette in brass, a way of committing to vaping.
This Is Your E-Cigarette on Drugs|Daniel Genis|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The whole town was in a drunken reverie, singing and dancing to brass bands with the tribal beat of the Basques.
Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?|Clive Irving|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Riveters boast capos (chant leaders), tifos (giant club-support banners), drums, brass, and flags.
Portland Is Ground Zero for the Best Women’s Soccer in the World|Evelyn Shoop|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ted tugged at the brass buttons of her red, wool-crepe dress.
‘Tracing the Blue Light’: Read Chapter 1 of Eileen Cronin’s ‘Mermaid’|Eileen Cronin|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He pointed to my blue capote with brass buttons—the summer uniform of the company.
The Cryptogram|William Murray Graydon
Here you will rot in the grave and six brass buttons will be all that will be left of you.
Short Stories|Fiodor Dostoievski
In sudden climax the motion of the waves fills all the brass in triumphant paean, in the gleam of high noon.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies|Philip H. Goepp
Mr Brass slyly tickles his nose with his pen, and looks at Kit with the water standing in his eyes.
The Old Curiosity Shop|Charles Dickens
Beatrice noted that the brass tubes were all eaten and pitted with verdigris, but they still held firmly.
Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England
British Dictionary definitions for brass
brass
/ (brɑːs) /
noun
an alloy of copper and zinc containing more than 50 per cent of copper. Alpha brass (containing less than 35 per cent of zinc) is used for most engineering materials requiring forging, pressing, etc Alpha-beta brass (35–45 per cent zinc) is used for hot working and extrusion. Beta brass (45–50 per cent zinc) is used for castings. Small amounts of other metals, such as lead or tin, may be addedCompare bronze (def. 1)
an object, ornament, or utensil made of brass
the large family of wind instruments including the trumpet, trombone, French horn, etc, each consisting of a brass tube blown directly by means of a cup- or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
(sometimes functioning as plural)instruments of this family forming a section in an orchestra
(as modifier)a brass ensemble
a renewable sleeve or bored semicylindrical shell made of brass or bronze, used as a liner for a bearing
(functioning as plural)informalimportant or high-ranking officials, esp military officersthe top brass See also brass hat
Musical instruments traditionally made of brass and played by blowing directly into a small, cup-shaped mouthpiece. They include the French horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba.
A yellowish alloy of copper and zinc, usually 67 percent copper and 33 percent zinc. It sometimes includes small amounts of other metals. Brass is strong, ductile, and resistant to many forms of corrosion.