metal
1 [U] a bright yellow metal made by mixing COPPER and ZINC; objects made of brass:
solid brass fittings / door handles * a brass plate (= a sign outside a building giving the name and profession of the person who works there) * to clean / polish the brass
musical instruments
2 [U+sing./pl.v.] the musical instruments made of metal, such as TRUMPETS or FRENCHHORNS, that form a band or section of an orchestra; the people who play them:
music for piano, strings and brass
comparePERCUSSION, STRINGS, WOODWIND, WINDINSTRUMENT
ornament
3 [C] (BrE) a decorated piece of brass used as an ornament, especially a round flat piece attached to a horse's HARNESS
in church
4 [C] (especially BrE) a flat piece of brass with words or a picture on it, fixed to the floor or wall of a church in memory of sb who has died:
a memorial brass
important people
5 [U+sing./pl.v.] (especially AmE) = TOPBRASS
money
6 [U] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) money
seealsoBRASSY
IDIOMS
brass monkeys
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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