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brass⋅bound

  [bras-bound, brahs-]
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–adjective
1. having a frame or reinforcements strengthened or made rigid by brass, bronze, etc., as a trunk or chest.
2. rigid; inflexible: brassbound regulations.
3. impudent; brazen: brassbound presumption.
Origin:
1900–05; brass + -bound 1
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brass·bound   (brās'bound')   
adj.  

  1. Banded or trimmed with brass or a similar metal, such as bronze.

  2. Inflexible; rigid: brassbound party loyalists.

  3. Bold and impudent; brazen.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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