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brassie or brassy (ˈbræsɪ, ˈbrɑː-, ˈbræsɪ, ˈbrɑː-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl brassies | |
| golf a former name for a club, a No. 2 wood, originally having a brass-plated sole and with a shallower face than a driver to give more loft | |
| brassy or brassy | |
| —n | |
| brassy (ˈbrɑːsɪ) | |
| —adj , brassier, brassiest | |
| 1. | insolent; brazen |
| 2. | flashy; showy |
| 3. | (of sound) harsh, strident, or resembling the sound of a brass instrument |
| 4. | like brass, esp in colour |
| 5. | decorated with or made of brass |
| 6. | a variant spelling of brassie |
| 'brassily | |
| —adv | |
| 'brassiness | |
| —n | |
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