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brasses, plural;
  1. A yellow alloy of copper and zinc
    • - a brass plate on the door
  2. A decorative object made of such an alloy
    • - shining brasses stood on the mantelpiece
  3. A memorial, typically medieval, consisting of a flat piece of inscribed brass, laid in the floor or set into the wall of a church

  4. A brass block or die used for stamping a design on a book binding

  5. Money
    • - they wanted to spend their newly acquired brass
  6. Brass wind instruments (including trumpet, horn, trombone) forming a band or a section of an orchestra
    • - the brass and percussion were consistently too loud
  7. People in authority or of high military rank

  8. In extended or metaphorical use referring to a person's hardness or effrontery
    • - he was the only one who had the brass to show his face
  1. (brass) an alloy of copper and zinc
  2. (brass) a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
  3. (brass) administration: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a ...
  4. (brass) boldness: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
  5. (brass) an ornament or utensil made of brass
  6. brass section: the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
  7. (Brass (album)) Brass is a 2005 album by the video game music/progressive rock group Minibosses.
  8. (Brass (city)) Brass is a Local Government Area in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Twon-Brass on the coast. It has a coastline of approximately 90 km on the Bight of Bonny. Much of the area of the LGA is occupied by the Edumanom National Forest.
  9. (Brass (comics)) Brass (Sean Watanabe) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Marvel Comics Presents #65.
  10. (Brass(TV series)) Brass was a British television Comedy-Drama, made by Granada Television for ITV.
  11. (brass) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications; A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge ...
  12. (Brass) Copper and zinc alloy used to make the main plate and bridge wheels in the movement.
  13. (Brass) High ranking officer
  14. (Brass) Trumpets, horns, trombones, and tuba. Also includes size variants within these families (e.g. piccolo trumpet, bass trombone, etc.).
  15. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, but often other elements such as aluminium, iron, manganese, tin and lead are added.
  16. (BRASS) A synonym for expended metallic cartridge cases.
  17. (Brass) A metal alloy composed of copper and zinc, popularly used in the manufacture of engravable items and trophy and plaque plates. Most brasses have a yellow gold color, but are available in other colors.
  18. (brass) wind instruments that include the trumpet, trombone, French horn, and tuba
  19. (BRASS) Metallic looking and sounding devices designed to over-blow and blast.
  20. (Brass) Copper-base alloy with zinc as the major alloying element.
  21. (brass) In a big band, the section that includes the trumpet and trombones.
  22. (Brass) A term often applied to empty cartridge cases.  An alloy of copper and zinc of which cartridge cases are usually made.  Some cartridge cases are nickel plated "brass" for corrosion resistance.
  23. (Brass) Yellow metal alloy of approximately 1/2 copper & 1/2 zinc.
  24. brass is an alloy used in water fountain manufacturing. It is usually composed of 67% copper and 33% zinc.
  25. (brass) A common metal alloy of zinc and copper, which exhibits a warm yellow color.