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1 horse brass
horse brass n médaillon m de cuivre (utilisé à l'origine comme décoration sur les harnais de chevaux de gros trait). -
2 horse
horse [hɔ:s, pl hɔ:sɪz]1 noun∎ to ride a horse monter à cheval;∎ he fell off his horse il a fait une chute de cheval;∎ to play the horses jouer aux courses;∎ also figurative to back the wrong horse miser sur le mauvais cheval;∎ familiar I could eat a horse! j'ai une faim de loup!;∎ to eat like a horse manger comme quatre;∎ (straight) from the horse's mouth de source sûre;∎ British that's a horse of a different colour c'est une autre paire de manches;∎ to get on one's high horse monter sur ses grands chevaux;∎ wild horses couldn't drag it out of me je serai muet comme une tombe(b) (in breeding) cheval m mâle, cheval m entier;∎ stud horse étalon m;∎ to take a mare to horse faire couvrir une jument∎ regiment of horse régiment m de cavalerieMilitary cavalière fhorse brass médaillon m de bronze (fixé à une martingale);horse breeder éleveur(euse) m,f de chevaux;horse butcher boucher(ère) m,f hippophagique;familiar horse doctor vétérinaire□ mf;British the Horse Guards (regiment) = régiment de cavalerie attaché à la reine et remplissant certaines fonctions officielles; (building) = le bâtiment de Whitehall où se fait chaque jour la relève de la garde;Horse Guards Parade = grande place à Londres où ont lieu les défilés des "Horse Guards";Nautical horse latitudes pot m au noir;horse manure crottin m de cheval; (as fertilizer) fumier m de cheval;Horseracing horse race course f de chevaux;horse racing (UNCOUNT) Horseracing courses fpl (de chevaux);British horse riding Horseriding équitation f;familiar horse sense (gros) bon sens□ m;horse show concours m hippique;horse trials concours m hippique -
3 muck
1 noun(a) (mud) boue□ f, gadoue□ f; (dirt) saletés□ fpl; (manure) fumier□ m; (dung → of horse) crottin□ m; (→ of dog) crotte□ f;∎ British humorous they think they're Lord and Lady Muck ils ne se prennent pas pour n'importe qui, ils se croient sortis de la cuisse de Jupiter;∎ British proverb where there's muck, there's brass = c'est peut-être sale, mais ça rapporte! (fait référence aux travaux salissants mais rentables)(b) figurative (inferior literature, films etc) idioties fpl; (bad food) cochonneries fpl; (worthless objects) camelote f;∎ his book's a load of muck son livre ne vaut pas un clou;∎ he eats nothing but muck il ne mange que des cochonneries∎ to make a muck of sth (bungle) bousiller qchAgriculture fumer►► Irish pejorative muck savage plouc m, péquenot m(a) (waste time) traîner, perdre son temps□(b) (act foolishly) faire l'imbécile;∎ stop mucking about! arrête de faire l'imbécile!∎ to muck about with sth (equipment) toucher à qch, tripoter qch; (belongings) déranger qch, mettre la pagaille dans qch(b) (belongings, papers) déranger, toucher àBritish familiar (share task) mettre la main à la pâte, donner un coup de main□ ; (share costs) participer aux frais□(horse, stable) nettoyer, curernettoyer l'écurie/les écuries
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Horse brass — A Horse brass is a brass plaque used for the decoration of harness gear, especially for shire and parade horses.Used since antiquity, they became especially popular in England in the 1800s, and remain a collectors item today.HistoryCertain types… … Wikipedia
horse brass — a brass ornament, originally intended for the harness of a horse. * * * ▪ decoration decorative metal plaque fitted to the martingale, a set of straps attached to saddle and bridle that serve to steady a horse s head or check its upward… … Universalium
horse brass — noun : a brass ornament fastened to a martingale * * * a brass ornament, originally intended for the harness of a horse. * * * horse brass noun A usu brass ornament of a kind hung on the harness of a horse • • • Main Entry: ↑horse … Useful english dictionary
horse brass — /ˈhɔs bras/ (say haws brahs) noun a brass ornament, originally as worn on a horse s harness …
Horse harness — Horse in harness with horse collar A closeup of a … Wikipedia
brass — ► NOUN 1) a yellow alloy of copper and zinc. 2) (also horse brass) a flat brass ornament for the harness of a draught horse. 3) Brit. a memorial consisting of a flat piece of inscribed brass in the wall or floor of a church. 4) brass wind… … English terms dictionary
Brass (disambiguation) — Brass is a metal alloy of copper and zinc.Brass may also refer to: * Brass (TV series), a 1980s British television series starring Timothy West * Brass, a city in Bayelsa State, Nigeria * Brass instrument, a musical instrument where the sound is… … 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
horse — n. & v. n. 1 a a solid hoofed plant eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding and to carry and pull loads. b an adult male horse; a stallion or gelding. c any other four legged mammal of the genus Equus,… … Useful english dictionary
brass — noun 1》 a yellow alloy of copper and zinc. ↘(also horse brass) Brit. a flat brass ornament for the harness of a draught horse. ↘a memorial consisting of a flat piece of inscribed brass set into the wall or floor of a church. ↘a brass… … English new terms dictionary
horse brasses — Brass plaques as ornaments for the harness of cart horses were first made in the late 18th century; they became very popular in the 1850s, replacing an older style of adornment with ribbons, woollen fringes, and tooled leather. In some areas… … A Dictionary of English folklore
