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braze

1  [breyz]
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–verb (used with object), brazed, braz⋅ing.
1. to make of brass.
2. to cover or ornament with or as if with brass.
3. to make brasslike.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME brasen, OE bræsian; see brass
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braze

2  [breyz]
–verb (used with object), brazed, braz⋅ing. Metallurgy.
to unite (metal objects) at high temperatures by applying any of various nonferrous solders.
Origin:
1575–85; < F braser to solder (MF), burn (OF) < Gmc; cf. Sw brasa, Dan brase to roast; see braise

Related forms:
brazer, noun
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braze 1   (brāz)   
tr.v.   brazed, braz·ing, braz·es

  1. To make of or decorate with brass.

  2. To make hard like brass.


[Middle English brasen, from Old English brasian, from bræs, brass.]
braze 2   (brāz)   
tr.v.   brazed, braz·ing, braz·es
To solder (two pieces of metal) together using a hard solder with a high melting point.

[Probably from French braser, from Old French, to burn, from brese, hot coal, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]
braz'er n.
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Word Origin & History

braze  (1)
"to expose to the action of fire," 1581, perhaps from Fr. braser "to solder," in O.Fr. "to burn," related to brese "embers" (see braise).

braze  (2)
"to make of or cover in brass," O.E. brasian, from bræs (see brass).
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