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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024brass /bræs/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Metallurgya metal alloy of copper and zinc:candlesticks made of brass.
- Furniture the brass, [used with a plural verb] ornaments, utensils, etc., made of brass:We asked the butler to clean the silver and the brass.
- Music and Dance the brass, [used with a plural verb] musical instruments made of brass, usually in a band or orchestra:The brass sounded particularly good during that piece.
- Informal Terms the brass, [used with a plural verb] high-ranking military officers:You'd better ask the brass about that first.
- Informal Termstoo much self-assurance;
impudence:He had the brass to claim we had cheated him, whereas he had cheated us.
adj. - of, made of, or relating to brass.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brass (bras, bräs),USA pronunciation n. - Metallurgyany of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
- Furniturea utensil, ornament, or other article made of such an alloy.
- Music and Dance
- See brass instrument.
- brass instruments collectively in a band or orchestra.
- metallic yellow;
lemon, amber, or reddish yellow. - Informal Terms
- high-ranking military officers.
- any very important officials.
- Informal Termsexcessive self-assurance;
impudence;
effrontery. - Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]a replaceable semicylindrical shell, usually of bronze, used with another such to line a bearing;
a half bushing. See diag. under exploded view. - British Termsa memorial tablet or plaque, often incised with an effigy, coat of arms, or the like.
- Furnitureany piece of ornamental or functional hardware, as a drawer pull, made of brass.
- British Termsmoney.
adj. - of, made of, or pertaining to brass.
- Music and Dancecomposed for or using musical instruments made of brass.
- having the color brass.
- bef. 1000; 1945–50 for def. 5; Middle English bras, Old English bræs; cognate with Old Frisian bres copper, Middle Low German bras metal
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cheek, nerve, brashness, gall, chutzpa.
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