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Brass
Brass
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
.
Brass
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
.
Brass
n.
Coin
made
of
copper
,
brass
, or
bronze
.
Brass
n.
Impudence
; a
brazen
face
.
Brass
n.
Utensils
,
ornaments
, or
other
articles
of
brass
.
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
.
Brass
n.
Lumps
of
pyrites
or
sulphuret
of
iron
,
the
color
of
which
is
near
to
that
of
brass
.
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