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1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) latão2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.)•- brassy- brass band
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- get down to brass tacks* * *[bra:s; bræs] n 1 latão, metal. 2 objeto ou ornamento de latão. 3 (também brasses) instrumentos de sopro feitos de metal. 4 Amer sl oficiais superiores, altas patentes militares. 5 placa de bronze. 6 sl cobre, grana, Port gaita. 7 Mech bronze, casquilho. • adj de ou relativo a latão. the age of brass a Idade do Bronze. the brass Mus os instrumentos de sopro (de metal). we got down to brass-tacks chegamos ao assunto, chegamos aos fatos.
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Brasses — Brass Brass, n.; pl. {Brasses}. [OE. bras, bres, AS. br[ae]s; akin to Icel. bras cement, solder, brasa to harden by fire, and to E. braze, brazen. Cf. 1st & 2d {Braze}.] 1. An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brasses — (Roget s IV) pl.n. Brasses include: trumpet, trombone, French horn, horn, B flat cornet, fluegelhorn, sousaphone, bass tuba, helicon, bombardon, euphonium, serpent, E flat cornet; see also musical instrument … English dictionary for students
Brasses, Memorial — • Earliest existing dated examples are of the thirteenth century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
BRASSES — sepulchral tablets of a mixed metal, called latten, inlaid in a slab of stone, and insculpt with figures and inscriptions of a monumental character; the oldest in England is at Stoke d Abernon, in Surrey … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
brasses — North Country (Newcastle) Words pyrites … English dialects glossary
brasses — brÉ‘Ës n. category of musical instruments; type of metal alloy which consists of zinc and copper … English contemporary dictionary
brasses — plural of brass … Useful english dictionary
Memorial Brasses — • Earliest existing dated examples are of the thirteenth century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Memorial Brasses Memorial Brasses … Catholic encyclopedia
Les Brasses — Une vue aérienne de la station serait la bienvenue. Administration Pays France Localité Haute Savoie … Wikipédia en Français
Monumental brasses of Gloucestershire — Main article: Monumental brass About 80 ancient monumental brasses survive in Gloucestershire, many in Cirencester Church. They may be divided into three categories: Ecclesiastical, Military and Civil.[1] Many have been lost to theft over the… … Wikipedia
Pointe des Brasses — Géographie Altitude 1 502 m Massif Massif du Chablais Coordonnées … Wikipédia en Français