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Rarebrasses
The correct spelling is brasses.
How to pronounce brasses
noun
Say it like: Bra-sse-s
The correct spelling is brasses. A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications. For example: "The brass are not going to like this."
Usage Examples
“The brass are not going to like this.”
“You've got a lot of brass telling me to do that!”
Meanings
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.
- 4.The colour of brass.
- 5.(used as a singular or plural noun, metonym) High-ranking officers.
verb
- 1.To coat with brass.
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