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brass British & World English

a yellow alloy of copper and zinc

brass hat British & World English

a high-ranking officer in the armed forces

brass band British & World English

a group of musicians playing brass instruments and sometimes also percussion

brass-bound British & World English

trimmed or banded with brass fittings

brass monkey in brass British & World English

used in phrases to refer to extremely cold weather

brass-necked British & World English

acting without shame or embarrassment

brass rubbing British & World English

the action of rubbing heelball or chalk over paper laid on an engraved brass to reproduce its design

nickel brass British & World English

an alloy of copper, zinc, and a small amount of nickel

brass knuckles British & World English

a metal guard worn over the knuckles in fighting, especially to increase the effect of the blows

burnished brass British & World English

a European moth that has green to gold wing patches with a metallic lustre

as bold as brass in bold British & World English

confident to the point of impudence

brass instrument British & World English

a wind instrument, such as a trumpet or trombone, typically made of brass

a brass farthing in brass British & World English

any money or assets at all

razoo British & World English

used to denote an imaginary coin of little value or a very small sum of money

get down to brass tacks in brass British & World English

start to consider the basic facts or practical details

top brass in brass British & World English

people in authority or of high military rank

where there's muck there's brass in muck British & World English

dirty or unpleasant activities are also lucrative

horse brass in brass British & World English

a round flat brass ornament for the harness of a draught horse

brass English-French

laiton m, cuivre

brass English-German

Messing

brass English-Italian

ottone m

top brass English-Italian

pezzi mpl grossi

brass band English-German

Blaskapelle

brass band English-Italian

banda fdi soli ottoni

brass neck English-Italian

faccia f tosta

brass band English-Spanish

banda, tambora

brass knuckles English-Spanish

nudilleras, manoplas

top brass in brass English-Italian

pezzi mpl grossi