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brass
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[brɑːs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a yellow alloy of copper and zinc
(e.g: a brass plate on the door)
- brass wind instruments (including trumpet, horn, and trombone) forming a band or a section of an orchestra
(e.g: the brass were consistently too loud)
- people in authority or of high military rank
(e.g: the top brass of the Jockey Club)
- money
(e.g: they wanted to spend their newly acquired brass)
Phrases:
- a brass farthing
- brass neck
- brassed off
- get down to brass tacks
- the brass ring
Origin
:
Old English bræs, of unknown origin
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