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1 brass
1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) mosaz(ný)2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) plechové (dechové) hudební nástroje•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks* * *• mosaz -
2 cymbal
['simbəl](a brass musical instrument like a plate with a hollow in the centre, two of which are struck together to produce a noise: The cymbals clashed.) činel* * *• činel -
3 plaque
1) (a plate of metal etc fixed to a wall etc as a memorial: His name was inscribed on a brass plaque.) deska2) (a china etc ornament for fixing on the wall.) plaketa3) (a deposit of saliva and bacteria which forms on the teeth.) povlak* * *• plaketa
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brass plate — noun A nameplate on a professional person s office door, usu made of brass, usu a symbol of membership of the professional class • • • Main Entry: ↑brass * * * brass plate, a plate made of brass, indicating the occupant of a building … Useful english dictionary
brass plate — metal signboard placed on the door or near the entrance of a house or other building … English contemporary dictionary
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 often … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brass band — 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
Brass foil — 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
Brass leaf — 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
brass rubbing — brass rubbings N COUNT A brass rubbing is a picture made by placing a piece of paper over a brass plate that has writing or a picture on it, and rubbing it with a wax crayon … English dictionary
plate — plate1 W2S2 [pleıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(sign)¦ 3 have a lot/enough on your plate 4¦(protective covering)¦ 5¦(earth s surface)¦ 6¦(gold/silver)¦ 7 hand/give/offer somebody something on a plate 8¦(pictures/photos)¦ 9¦(baseball)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
plate*/*/*/ — [pleɪt] noun 1) [C] a flat round dish that you put food on 2) [C] the amount of food that a plate will hold a plate of sandwiches[/ex] 3) [C] a small piece of metal or plastic that is fixed to something and used for showing information such as… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
plate — 1. noun 1) a dinner plate Syn: dish, platter, salver, paten, charger; historical trencher 2) a plate of spaghetti Syn: plateful, helping, portion, serving 3) steel plates … Thesaurus of popular words
plate — 1. noun 1) a dinner plate Syn: dish, platter, salver; historical trencher; archaic charger 2) a plate of spaghetti Syn: plateful, helping, portion, serving 3) steel plates … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
