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Definition of Brass
| n. | 1. | An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes contains tin, and rarely other metals. | | 2. | (Mach.) A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing. | | 3. | Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze. | | 4. | Impudence; a brazen face. | | 5. | Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass. | | 6. | A brass plate engraved with a figure or device. Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc. | | 7. | (Mining) Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass. |
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