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noun
1.
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
2.
a utensil, ornament, or other article made of such an alloy.
3.
4.
metallic yellow; lemon, amber, or reddish yellow.
5.
EXPANDInformal.
a.
high-ranking military officers.
b.
any very important officials.
6.
Informal. excessive self-assurance; impudence; effrontery.
7.
Machinery. a replaceable semicylindrical shell, usually of bronze, used with another such to line a bearing; a half bushing.
8.
British. a memorial tablet or plaque, often incised with an effigy, coat of arms, or the like.
9.
Furniture. any piece of ornamental or functional hardware, as a drawer pull, made of brass.
10.
COLLAPSEBritish Slang. money.
adjective
11.
of, made of, or pertaining to brass.
12.
composed for or using musical instruments made of brass.
13.
having the color brass.
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Brasses
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Origin:
before 1000; 1945–50 for def. 5; Middle English bras, Old English bræs; cognate with Old Frisian bres copper, Middle Low German bras metal
before 1000; 1945–50 for def. 5; Middle English bras, Old English bræs; cognate with Old Frisian bres copper, Middle Low German bras metal
Related forms
brass·ish, adjective
Synonyms
6. cheek, nerve, brashness, gall, chutzpa.
6. cheek, nerve, brashness, gall, chutzpa.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
brass
O.E. bræs "brass, bronze," originally in reference to an alloy of copper and tin (now bronze), later and in modern use an alloy of two parts copper, one part zinc. A mystery word, with no known cognates beyond English. Perhaps akin to Fr. brasser "to brew," since it is an alloy. It also has been
EXPANDcompared to O.Swed. brasa "fire," but no sure connection can be made. Yet another theory connects it with L. ferrum "iron," itself of obscure origin. As brass was unknown in antiquity, use of the word in the Bible, etc., likely means "bronze." Words for "brass" in other languages (e.g. Ger. Messing, O.E. mæsling, Fr. laiton, It. ottone) also tend to be fficult to explain. The meaning "effrontery, impudence" is from 1620s. Slang sense of "high officials" is first recorded 1899. The brass tacks that you get down to (1897) are probably the ones used to measure cloth on the counter of a dry goods store, suggesting precision. Slang brass balls "toughness, courage" (emphatically combining two metaphors for the ssme thing) attested by 1960s.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
brass  (brās) Pronunciation Key
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. |
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Cultural Dictionary
brass definition
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.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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