Thesaurus: brass

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1. n. 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 contains tin, and rarely other metals.
2. n. A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing.
3. n. Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze.
4. n. Impudence; a brazen face.
5. n. Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass.
6. 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.
7. n. Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.
8. n. an alloy of copper and zinc
9. n. 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
10. n. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
11. n. impudent aggressiveness
12. n. an ornament or utensil made of brass