- brass
- brass [bras, bräs]n.pl. brasses [ME bras < OE bræs, brass, bronze]1. a yellowish metal that is essentially an alloy of copper and zinc2. things made of brass, as fittings, ornaments, or implements3. [often with pl. v.] the brass instruments of an orchestra, band, etc., or the players of these instruments4. a brass memorial tablet5. Informal bold impudence; effrontery☆ 6. [often with pl. v.] Slanga) military officers of high rank: see BRASS HATb) any high officials, executives, etc.7. Machinery the lining or bushing of a bearingadj.1. made of or containing brass2. designating a wind instrument, as a horn, trombone, trumpet, or tuba, made of a coiled metal tube and having a usually cup-shaped mouthpiece3. composed of or for such an instrument or instruments [a brass choir]vt.to coat with brass
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.