brazing

[breyz] Origin

braze

1[breyz]
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:
before 1000; Middle English brasen, Old English bræsian; see brass

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Brazing is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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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; < French braser to solder (MF), burn (Old French ) < Germanic; compare Swedish brasa, Danish brase to roast; see braise

braz·er, noun
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braze
"to make of or cover in brass," O.E. brasian "to do work in brass, make of brass," from bræs (see brass). Cf. glaze from glass.
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