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Brass

noun
(pl. brasses)
1.
An alloy of copper and zinc.
2.
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.  Synonym: brass instrument.
3.
The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something.  Synonyms: administration, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization.  "The governance of an association is responsible to its members" , "He quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
4.
Impudent aggressiveness.  Synonyms: boldness, cheek, face, nerve.  "He had the effrontery to question my honesty"
5.
An ornament or utensil made of brass.
6.
The section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments.  Synonym: brass section.
7.
A memorial made of brass.  Synonyms: memorial tablet, plaque.



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... cried, after each vigorous ringing of his big brass bell. "Lost, between Mayflower Heights and the Gray Inn, a black leather bill- ...
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... to whom six hundred years before, St. Just of Penalva did grant privileges hard to spell, and harder to understand, on the condition of receiving, whensoever he should land at the quay head, three brass farthings from ...
— Two Years Ago, Volume II. • Charles Kingsley


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