brazen

Definitions


[ˈbreɪzn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- bold and without shame
(e.g: he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance)

- made of brass
(e.g: brazen fire irons)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English bræsen ‘made of brass’, from bræs ‘brass’, of unknown ultimate origin


[ˈbreɪzn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- endure an embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with apparent confidence and lack of shame
(e.g: there was nothing to do but brazen it out)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English bræsen ‘made of brass’, from bræs ‘brass’, of unknown ultimate origin




definition by Oxford Dictionaries