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1. brass
   yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc) 
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2. brass
   A yellowish alloy consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
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3. brass
   Coinage metal alloy containing chiefly copper and zinc.
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4. Brass
   a copper-rich copper-zinc alloy.
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5. Brass
   Brass instruments are made of brass or some other metal and make sound when air is blown inside. The musician's lips must buzz, as though making a 'raspberry' noise against the mouthpiece. Air then vibrates inside the instrument, which produces a sound. Brass instruments include trumpet, trombone, tuba, French horn, cornet, and bugle.
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6. Brass
   Brass Monkey weatherCommon (originally Naval) slang expression for bitterly cold weather.
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7. brass
   [n] - an alloy of copper and zinc 2. [n] - an ornament or utensil made of brass 3. [n] - a memorial made of brass 4. [n] - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
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8. Brass
   High-ranking staff officers.
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9. Brass
   Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, but often other elements such as aluminium, iron, manganese, tin and lead are added.
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10. Brass
    A shiny yellow to yellow-orange alloy of 70% copper and 30% zinc, but often other elements such as aluminium, iron, manganese, tin and lead are added.
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11. brass
    A shiny yellow to yellow-orange alloy that contains about two parts copper for every one part zinc.
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12. Brass
    a copper-rich copper-zinc alloy.
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13. Brass
    A metal alloy made up of copper and zinc, commonly used as an engraving material or in the manufacture of engravable gift items. Most often recognised by its natural yellow-gold colour, brass is also available in a variety of lacquered colours. Brass that contains a higher lead content is referred t...
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14. brass
    alloys of copper and zinc in variable proportions,e.g.common brass used for many purposes Category: Various industries and crafts
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15. brass
    A strong yellow alloy of copper and zinc; a higher level of zinc prouces a yellower metal. Brass is malleable and easy to work. It has been worked in Britain from the Middle Ages. Large-scale production came c.1700, with better quality metal from c.1720. Some small brass ornaments and mounts for clocks were silvered. In the 19thC, thin sheet brass …
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16. Brass
    Brass noun ; plural Brasses [ Middle English bras , bres , Anglo-Saxon bræs ; akin to Icelandic bras cement, solder, brasa to harden by fire, and to English braze , brazen . Confer 1st ...
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17. brass
    Origin: OE. Bras, bres, AS. Braes; akin to Icel. Bras cement, solder, brasa to harden by fire, and to E. Braze, brazen. Cf. 1st & 2d Braze. ... 1. An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes cont...
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18. brass
    brass instrument noun 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
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19. brass
    noun an alloy of copper and zinc
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20. brass
    plaque noun a memorial made of brass
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21. brass
    face 2 cheek noun impudent aggressiveness; `I couldn`t believe her boldness`; `he had the effrontery to question my honesty`
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22. Brass
    • (n.) Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass. • (n.) A brass plate engraved with a figure or device. Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc. • (n.) A journal bearing, so called...
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23. Brass
    town and minor port, Rivers state, southern Nigeria, on the Gulf of Guinea, at the mouth of the Brass River (in the Niger Delta). A traditional ...
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24. brass
    alloy of copper and zinc, of historical and enduring importance because of its hardness and workability. The earliest brass, called calamine brass, ... [12 related articles]
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25. Brass
    Brass (shortened from brass nail) is slang for a prostitute.
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