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• high brass — noun brass with 35% zinc • Hypernyms: ↑brass * * * noun 1. : brass containing at least 33 percent zinc compare low brass 2. : high ranking officers or officials the living honorees weren t always political or military or railroad high brass… …   Useful english dictionary

• Brass — For other uses, see Brass (disambiguation). Brass die, along with zinc and copper samples. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.[1] In …   Wikipedia

• High Standard Model 10 — Infobox Weapon|is ranged=yes name=High Standard Model 10B caption=High Standard Model 10B origin=flagcountry|United States type=Semi automatic shotgun designer=Alfred Crouch design date=Late 1950s service=Argentine Navy Mexican Army U.S. Police… …   Wikipedia

• brass — [bras, bräs] n. pl. brasses [ME bras < OE bræs, brass, bronze] 1. a yellowish metal that is essentially an alloy of copper and zinc 2. things made of brass, as fittings, ornaments, or implements 3. [often with pl. v.] the brass instruments of… …   English World dictionary

• brass — (n.) O.E. bræs brass, bronze, originally in reference to an alloy of copper and tin (now bronze), later and in modern use an alloy of two parts copper, one part zinc. A mystery word, with no known cognates beyond English. Perhaps akin to Fr.… …   Etymology dictionary

• brass hat — n. Slang 1. a military officer of high rank: so called from the gold braid often on the cap 2. any high official, executive, etc …   English World dictionary

• brass hat — brass′ hat′ n. Informal. sts a person in a high position • Etymology: 1890–95 …   From formal English to slang

• Brass monkey (colloquial expression) — This article is about the colloquial expression. For other uses of the term, see Brass monkey (disambiguation). The Brass Monkey of Stanthorpe, Queensland the place known for its brass monkey weather , complete with a set of balls The phrase cold …   Wikipedia

• brass — n. & adj. n. 1 a yellow alloy of copper and zinc. 2 a an ornament or other decorated piece of brass. b brass objects collectively. 3 Mus. brass wind instruments (including trumpet, horn, trombone) forming a band or a section of an orchestra. 4… …   Useful english dictionary

• High Sierra Music Festival — infobox music festival music festival name = High Sierra Music Festival location = Quincy, California, United States years active= 1991 ndash;Present dates = First weekend of July, preceding Thursday and Friday website =… …   Wikipedia

• brass hat — noun a high ranking military officer • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑military officer, ↑officer * * * …   Useful english dictionary