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 Definitions of brass  [æs, brɑs]  

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Definition of 'brass' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) brass
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.

2.  brass
an ornament, utensil, piece of hardware, or other article made of brass.

3.  brass
such articles collectively.

4.  brass
Often, brasses. the brass instruments of a band or orchestra.

5.  brass
high-ranking military officers.

6.  brass
any high officials.

7.  brass
excessive self-assurance; impudence.

8.  brass
a semicylindrical shell, usu. of bronze, used to line a bearing.

9.  brass
a brass memorial tablet.

10. (adj.) brass
of, made of, or pertaining to brass.

11.  brass
having the color brass.

Etymology:  (bef. 1000; ME bras, OE bræs; c. OFris bres copper, MLG bras metal)

Definition of 'brass' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) brass
an alloy of copper and zinc

2. (noun) brass, brass instrument
a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

3. (noun) administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
"he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"

4. (noun) boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek
impudent aggressiveness
"I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"

5. (noun) brass
an ornament or utensil made of brass

6. (noun) brass section, brass
the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

7. (noun) brass, memorial tablet, plaque
a memorial made of brass


Definition of 'brass' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) brass
a yellow metal
brass door knobs


Definition of 'brass' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) brass
an alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes contains tin, and rarely other metals

2. (noun) brass
a journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing

3. (noun) brass
coin made of copper, brass, or bronze

4. (noun) brass
impudence; a brazen face

5. (noun) brass
utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass

6. (noun) brass
a brass plate engraved with a figure or device. Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc

7. (noun) brass
lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass


Translation of 'brass' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: an alloy of copper and zinc
This plate is made of brass; (

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: geelkoper Arabic flag Arabic: نحاس أصفر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: месинг
Brazilian flag Brazilian: latão Czech flag Czech: mosaz(ný) German flag German: das Messing
Danish flag Danish: messing Greek flag Greek: κράμα χαλκού με ψευδάργυρ Spanish flag Spanish: latón
Estonian flag Estonian: messing Farsi flag Farsi: برنج Finnish flag Finnish: messinki
French flag French: (de) laiton Hebrew flag Hebrew: נְחוֹשֶת Hindi flag Hindi: पीतल
Croatian flag Croatian: mesing, mjed Hungarian flag Hungarian: sárgaréz Indonesian flag Indonesian: kuningan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: messing, látún Italian flag Italian: ottone, di ottone Japanese flag Japanese: 真ちゅう
Korean flag Korean: 놋쇠, 황동 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: žalvaris Latvian flag Latvian: misiņš; misiņa-
Malay flag Malay: loyang Dutch flag Dutch: geelkoper; koperen Norwegian flag Norwegian: messing
Polish flag Polish: mosiądz Persian flag Persian: برنج Pashto flag Pashto: جست
Portuguese flag Portuguese: latão Romanian flag Romanian: (de) alamă Russian flag Russian: латунь
Slovak flag Slovak: z mosadze Slovenian flag Slovenian: medenina Serbian flag Serbian: mesing
Swedish flag Swedish: mässing Thai flag Thai: ทองเหลือง Turkish flag Turkish: pirinç
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 黃銅 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: латунь; мідний Urdu flag Urdu: پیتل
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đồng thau Chinese flag Chinese: 黄铜

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