Brass

/bɹɑːs/

noun

  1. A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.

  2. A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; the section of an orchestra that features such instruments

  3. Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.

verb

  1. To coat with brass.

adjective

  1. Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.

  2. Of the colour of brass.

  3. Impertinent, bold: brazen.

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