"brass" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bɹɑːs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɹæs/ [Multicultural-London-English, also], /bɹæs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-brass.ogg [US] Forms: more brass [comparative], most brass [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑːs, -æs Etymology: From Middle English bras, bres, from Old English bræs (“brass, bronze”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps representing a backformation from Proto-Germanic *brasnaz (“brazen”), from or related to *brasō (“fire, pyre”). Compare Old Norse and Icelandic bras (“solder”), Icelandic brasa (“to harden in the fire”), Swedish brasa (“a small controlled fire”), Danish brase (“to fry”); French braser ("to solder"; > English braise) from the same Germanic root. Compare also Middle Dutch braspenninc ("a silver coin", literally, "silver-penny"; > Dutch braspenning), Old Frisian bress (“copper”), Middle Low German bras (“metal, ore”). In the military sense an ellipsis of the brass hats. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bras, bres}} Middle English bras, bres, {{inh|en|ang|bræs||brass, bronze}} Old English bræs (“brass, bronze”), {{unc|en|title=uncertain}} uncertain, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*brasnaz||brazen}} Proto-Germanic *brasnaz (“brazen”), {{m|gem-pro|*brasō||fire, pyre}} *brasō (“fire, pyre”), {{m|is|bras||solder}} bras (“solder”), {{m|is|brasa||to harden in the fire}} brasa (“to harden in the fire”), {{m|sv|brasa|t=a small controlled fire}} brasa (“a small controlled fire”), {{m|da|brase||to fry}} brase (“to fry”), {{m|fr|braser}} braser, {{m|en|braise}} braise, {{gloss|"to solder"; > English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">braise</i>}} ("to solder"; > English braise), {{cog|gem}} Germanic, {{cog|dum|braspenninc}} Middle Dutch braspenninc, {{m|nl|braspenning}} braspenning, {{gloss|"a silver coin", literally, "silver-penny"; > Dutch <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl">braspenning</i>}} ("a silver coin", literally, "silver-penny"; > Dutch braspenning), {{m|ofs|bress||copper}} bress (“copper”), {{m|gml|bras||metal, ore}} bras (“metal, ore”), {{ellipsis|en|brass hat|the brass hats|nocap=1}} ellipsis of the brass hats Head templates: {{en-adj}} brass (comparative more brass, superlative most brass)
  1. Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass. Translations (made of brass, of or pertaining to brass): messinkinen (Finnish), messinki- (Finnish), d'ottone (Italian), гуулин (guulin) (Mongolian), bresen (Old English)
    Sense id: en-brass-en-adj-zzNzsBPH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 1 10 2 4 9 10 5 14 10 0 7 2 0 2 0 10 0 Disambiguation of 'made of brass, of or pertaining to brass': 86 4 2 9 0
  2. Of the colour of brass.
    Sense id: en-brass-en-adj-FYQ7V19C
  3. (informal) Impertinent, bold: brazen. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Alloys Translations (impertinent, bold, brazen): koppava (Finnish), dalla faccia di bronzo (Italian)
    Sense id: en-brass-en-adj-OhgQqT8d Disambiguation of Alloys: 5 0 11 5 3 4 12 14 12 7 5 0 3 2 1 4 0 7 5 Disambiguation of 'impertinent, bold, brazen': 2 0 93 3 2
  4. (slang) Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-brass-en-adj-TdTSuC~l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 1 10 2 4 9 10 5 14 10 0 7 2 0 2 0 10 0
  5. Of inferior composition.
    Sense id: en-brass-en-adj-l~5ldpQL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (of colour of brass): bronzen (Dutch), messinginvärinen (Finnish), couleur de laiton (French), თითბრისფერი (titbrisperi) (Georgian), messingfarben (German), messinggelb (German), гуулин (guulin) (Mongolian), bronze (Portuguese), pràiseach (Scottish Gaelic), mjȅden (Serbo-Croatian)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'of colour of brass': 37 36 3 23 1

Adjective

IPA: /bɹɑːs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɹæs/ [Multicultural-London-English, also], /bɹæs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-brass.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɑːs, -æs Etymology: By ellipsis from brass nail, in turn from "nail[ing]" (fig.) and "brass blonde" (see "brazen"); and also shortened from Cockney Rhyming slang brass flute for "prostitute". Etymology templates: {{m|en|brass nail}} brass nail, {{m|en|brass flute}} brass flute Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} brass
  1. (slang) Brass monkey; cold. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-brass-en-adj-NkppvuNk Related terms: althorn, chalcography, cornet, euphonium, flugelhorn, French horn, mellophone, Muntz metal, saxhorn, sousaphone, trombone, trumpet, tuba
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /bɹɑːs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɹæs/ [Multicultural-London-English, also], /bɹæs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-brass.ogg [US] Forms: brasses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːs, -æs Etymology: From Middle English bras, bres, from Old English bræs (“brass, bronze”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps representing a backformation from Proto-Germanic *brasnaz (“brazen”), from or related to *brasō (“fire, pyre”). Compare Old Norse and Icelandic bras (“solder”), Icelandic brasa (“to harden in the fire”), Swedish brasa (“a small controlled fire”), Danish brase (“to fry”); French braser ("to solder"; > English braise) from the same Germanic root. Compare also Middle Dutch braspenninc ("a silver coin", literally, "silver-penny"; > Dutch braspenning), Old Frisian bress (“copper”), Middle Low German bras (“metal, ore”). In the military sense an ellipsis of the brass hats. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bras, bres}} Middle English bras, bres, {{inh|en|ang|bræs||brass, bronze}} Old English bræs (“brass, bronze”), {{unc|en|title=uncertain}} uncertain, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*brasnaz||brazen}} Proto-Germanic *brasnaz (“brazen”), {{m|gem-pro|*brasō||fire, pyre}} *brasō (“fire, pyre”), {{m|is|bras||solder}} bras (“solder”), {{m|is|brasa||to harden in the fire}} brasa (“to harden in the fire”), {{m|sv|brasa|t=a small controlled fire}} brasa (“a small controlled fire”), {{m|da|brase||to fry}} brase (“to fry”), {{m|fr|braser}} braser, {{m|en|braise}} braise, {{gloss|"to solder"; > English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">braise</i>}} ("to solder"; > English braise), {{cog|gem}} Germanic, {{cog|dum|braspenninc}} Middle Dutch braspenninc, {{m|nl|braspenning}} braspenning, {{gloss|"a silver coin", literally, "silver-penny"; > Dutch <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl">braspenning</i>}} ("a silver coin", literally, "silver-penny"; > Dutch braspenning), {{m|ofs|bress||copper}} bress (“copper”), {{m|gml|bras||metal, ore}} bras (“metal, ore”), {{ellipsis|en|brass hat|the brass hats|nocap=1}} ellipsis of the brass hats Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} brass (usually uncountable, plural brasses)
  1. (countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
    A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten
    Tags: countable, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Alloys, Copper
    Sense id: en-brass-en-noun-fPgmNKMJ Disambiguation of Alloys: 5 0 11 5 3 4 12 14 12 7 5 0 3 2 1 4 0 7 5 Disambiguation of Copper: 7 0 7 8 2 4 11 13 11 9 6 0 5 1 1 3 0 8 3 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments
  2. (countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
    Fittings, utensils, or other items made of brass
    Tags: countable, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Alloys, Copper Categories (place): Spain
    Sense id: en-brass-en-noun-Lzkj5DFB Disambiguation of Alloys: 5 0 11 5 3 4 12 14 12 7 5 0 3 2 1 4 0 7 5 Disambiguation of Copper: 7 0 7 8 2 4 11 13 11 9 6 0 5 1 1 3 0 8 3 Disambiguation of Spain: 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 12 0 2 2 0 19 1 27 0 0 29 0 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 1 10 2 4 9 10 5 14 10 0 7 2 0 2 0 10 0 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 0 1 10 3 6 8 10 5 12 9 0 6 3 1 3 0 12 1
  3. (countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications. Tags: countable, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Alloys, Copper
    Sense id: en-brass-en-noun-eUjbyWgo Disambiguation of Alloys: 5 0 11 5 3 4 12 14 12 7 5 0 3 2 1 4 0 7 5 Disambiguation of Copper: 7 0 7 8 2 4 11 13 11 9 6 0 5 1 1 3 0 8 3 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments
  4. (music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; the section of an orchestra that features such instruments Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Music, Browns, Yellows Translations (class of wind instruments): փող (pʿoġ) (Armenian), духови инструменти (duhovi instrumenti) (Bulgarian), metall [masculine] (Catalan), 銅管 (Chinese Mandarin), 铜管 (tóngguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), žestě [masculine, plural] (Czech), koperblazers [plural] (Dutch), vaskipuhaltimet [plural] (Finnish), cuivres [masculine, plural] (French), Blechblasinstrumente [plural] (German), Blech [neuter] (German), réz- in rézfúvósok [plural] (Hungarian), ottoni [masculine, plural] (Italian), pūtētere (Maori), гуулин хөгжим (guulin xögžim) (Mongolian), dilní daabééshígíí (Navajo), trompettes [feminine, plural] (Norman), messing [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), messinginstrument [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), instrument dęty blaszany [masculine] (Polish), metais [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), alămuri [feminine, plural] (Romanian), ме́дные духовы́е инструме́нты (médnyje duxovýje instruménty) [plural] (Russian), cobres [masculine, plural] (Spanish) Translations (related to brass instruments (attributive use)): духов (duhov) (Bulgarian), žesťový [masculine] (Czech), réz- (Hungarian), гуулин хөгжмийн (guulin xögžmiin) (Mongolian), духово́й (duxovój) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-brass-en-noun-YXeuo8d0 Disambiguation of Browns: 6 3 5 5 4 8 6 6 3 12 5 2 6 4 3 8 1 9 2 Disambiguation of Yellows: 6 3 5 5 4 8 6 6 3 13 5 2 6 5 3 8 1 9 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 1 10 2 4 9 10 5 14 10 0 7 2 0 2 0 10 0 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 0 1 10 3 6 8 10 5 12 9 0 6 3 1 3 0 12 1 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'class of wind instruments': 8 10 4 58 9 0 8 1 0 1 Disambiguation of 'related to brass instruments (attributive use)': 13 14 7 35 14 0 11 2 0 3
  5. Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (spent shell casings): гилза (gilza) [feminine] (Bulgarian), hylsy (Finnish), douille [feminine] (French), bossolo [masculine] (Italian), сумны хонгио (sumny xongio) (Mongolian), łuska [feminine] (Polish), ги́льза (gílʹza) [feminine] (Russian), casquillo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-brass-en-noun-zC432L1T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 0 1 10 2 4 9 10 5 14 10 0 7 2 0 2 0 10 0 Disambiguation of 'spent shell casings': 4 3 2 4 78 0 3 4 0 2
  6. (uncountable) The colour of brass. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (colour of brass): ᏣᏱ-ᎠᏑᏫᏓ (tsayi-asuwida) (Cherokee), brons [neuter] (Dutch), თითბრისფერი (titbrisperi) (Georgian), Messingfarbe [feminine] (German), bronzo [masculine] (Italian), гууль (guulʹ) (Mongolian), messing [masculine] (Norwegian), bronze (Portuguese), ทองเหลือง (tɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉang) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-brass-en-noun-Ulbp-4os Disambiguation of 'colour of brass': 4 5 0 0 4 87 0 0 0 0
  7. (military, business or other organizations, uncountable, used as a singular or plural noun, metonymically) High-ranking officers. Tags: metonymically, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Business, Military Categories (place): Spain Translations (high-ranking military officers): päällystö (Finnish), galonnés [masculine, plural] (French), Generalität [feminine] (German), fejesek [plural] (Hungarian), gallonato (Italian), papaláši [colloquial, masculine, plural] (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-brass-en-noun-en:officers Disambiguation of Spain: 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 12 0 2 2 0 19 1 27 0 0 29 0 Categories (other): English metonyms Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'high-ranking military officers': 10 12 5 16 12 0 42 2 0 1
  8. (uncountable, informal) A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence. Tags: informal, uncountable, usually Synonyms: bronze#Noun Translations (informal: a brave or foolhardy attitude): нахалство (nahalstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), безсрамие (bezsramie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), lef [neuter] (Dutch), pofátlanság (Hungarian), szemtelenség (Hungarian), faccia di bronzo (Italian), faccia tosta (Italian)
    Sense id: en-brass-en-noun-62iIeIxX Disambiguation of 'informal: a brave or foolhardy attitude': 3 2 1 3 4 0 1 78 0 6
  9. (slang, dated) Money. Tags: dated, slang, uncountable, usually Categories (place): Spain Translations (slang: money): пари (pari) [plural] (Bulgarian), pasta [feminine] (Catalan), steksz (Hungarian), dohány (Hungarian), zsozsó (Hungarian), stål [neuter] (Norwegian), dinheiro [masculine] (Portuguese), plata [feminine] (Spanish), pasta [feminine] (Spanish), varo [masculine] (Spanish), kosing [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-brass-en-noun-J8QT-YIn Disambiguation of Spain: 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 12 0 2 2 0 19 1 27 0 0 29 0 Disambiguation of 'slang: money': 2 3 1 4 3 0 2 2 83 0
  10. Inferior composition. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-brass-en-noun-l364yyvU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (alloy of copper and zinc): tunxh [masculine] (Albanian), شَبَه (šabah) [masculine] (Arabic), արույր (aruyr) (Armenian), bürünc (Azerbaijani), letoi (Basque), лату́нь (latúnʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), পিতল (pitol) (Bengali), ме́синг (mésing) [masculine] (Bulgarian), пиринч (pirinč) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ကြေးဝါ (kre:wa) (Burmese), llautó (Catalan), 𑄛𑄨𑄘𑄮𑄣𑄴 (pidol) (Chakma), ᏣᏱ (tsayi) (Cherokee), 黃銅 (Chinese Mandarin), 黄铜 (huángtóng) (Chinese Mandarin), cez (Crimean Tatar), mosaz [feminine] (Czech), messing [common-gender] (Danish), messing [neuter] (Dutch), geelkoper [neuter] (Dutch), latuno (Esperanto), messing (Estonian), messing [neuter] (Faroese), messinki (Finnish), laiton [masculine] (French), latón [masculine] (Galician), თითბერი (titberi) (Georgian), Messing [neuter] (German), ορείχαλκος (oreíchalkos) [masculine] (Greek), פְּלִיז (pliz) [masculine] (Hebrew), पीतल (pītal) [masculine] (Hindi), sárgaréz (Hungarian), messing (Hungarian), látún [neuter] (Icelandic), prás [masculine] (Irish), ottone [masculine] (Italian), 黄銅 (ōdō) (alt: おうどう) (Japanese), 真鍮 (shinchū) (alt: しんちゅう) (Japanese), жез (jez) (Kazakh), ទង់ដែង (tŭəng daeng) (Khmer), 황동 (hwangdong) (Korean), 놋쇠 (notsoe) (Korean), латунь (latun) (Kyrgyz), ທອງເຫລືອງ (thǭng lư̄ang) (Lao), ທອງຫ້າວ (thǭng hāo) (Lao), ຄ້ວງ (khūang) (Lao), aes album [neuter] (Latin), aes candidum [neuter] (Latin), orichalcum [masculine] (Latin), misiņš [masculine] (Latvian), žálvaris [masculine] (Lithuanian), месинг (mesing) [masculine] (Macedonian), loyang (Malay), kuningan (Malay), tembaga kuning (Malay), പിച്ചള (piccaḷa) (Malayalam), ram [masculine] (Maltese), prash [feminine] (Manx), parāhi (Maori), гууль (guulʹ) (Mongolian), béésh łitsoii (Navajo), jaûne tchuivre [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), pâlîn [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), messing [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), messing [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), laton [masculine] (Occitan), արոյր (aroyr) (Old Armenian), ār [neuter] (Old English), itaîubaíba (Old Tupi), برنج (berenj) (Persian), Messinkj [neuter] (Plautdietsch), mosiądz [masculine] (Polish), latão [masculine] (Portuguese), alamă [feminine] (Romanian), лату́нь (latúnʹ) [feminine] (Russian), आर (āra) [neuter] (Sanskrit), pràis [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), мед [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), мјед [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), месинг [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), med [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mjed [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mesing [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), attuni [masculine] (Sicilian), lattuni [masculine] (Sicilian), mosadz [feminine] (Slovak), med [feminine] (Slovene), latón [masculine] (Spanish), mässing [common-gender] (Swedish), биринҷ (birinj) (Tajik), латун (latun) (Tajik), ఇత్తడి (ittaḍi) (Telugu), ทองเหลือง (tɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉang) (Thai), རག (rag) (Tibetan), pirinç (Turkish), bürünç (Turkmen), лату́нь (latúnʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), мося́ж (mosjáž) [masculine] (Ukrainian), پیتل (pītal) [masculine] (Urdu), jez (Uzbek), latun (Uzbek), đồng thau (Vietnamese), מעש (mesh) [neuter] (Yiddish), rız (diq) (Zazaki), berence (Zazaki) Translations (made of brass (attributive use)): месингов (mesingov) (Bulgarian), пиринчен (pirinčen) (Bulgarian), меден (meden) (Bulgarian), mosazný [masculine] (Czech), messing (Dutch), geelkoperen (Dutch), latuna (Esperanto), en laiton (French), messingen (German), aus Messing (German), sárgaréz (Hungarian), гуулин (guulin) (Mongolian), برنجی (berenji) (Persian), mosiężny [masculine] (Polish), de latão [masculine] (Portuguese), лату́нный (latúnnyj) (Russian), pràiseach (Scottish Gaelic), месинган [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), меден [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), мједен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), mesingan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), meden [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), mjeden [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian)

Noun

IPA: /bɹɑːs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɹæs/ [Multicultural-London-English, also], /bɹæs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-brass.ogg [US] Forms: brasses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːs, -æs Etymology: By ellipsis from brass nail, in turn from "nail[ing]" (fig.) and "brass blonde" (see "brazen"); and also shortened from Cockney Rhyming slang brass flute for "prostitute". Etymology templates: {{m|en|brass nail}} brass nail, {{m|en|brass flute}} brass flute Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} brass (usually uncountable, plural brasses)
  1. (countable, slang) A prostitute. Tags: countable, slang, usually Translations (slang: a prostitute): ribanc (Hungarian), lotyó (Hungarian), prostituta [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-brass-en-noun-NiVr4rC1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /bɹɑːs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɹæs/ [Multicultural-London-English, also], /bɹæs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-brass.ogg [US] Forms: brasses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːs, -æs Etymology: From Portuguese braça and Spanish braza, from Old Galician-Portuguese and Old Spanish braça, from Latin brachia, variant of bracchium (“arm, cubit”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “upper arm”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|pt|braça}} Portuguese braça, {{der|en|es|braza}} Spanish braza, {{der|en|roa-opt|-}} Old Galician-Portuguese, {{der|en|osp|braça}} Old Spanish braça, {{der|en|la|brachia}} Latin brachia, {{m|la|bracchium||arm, cubit}} bracchium (“arm, cubit”), {{der|en|grc|βραχίων||upper arm}} Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “upper arm”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} brass (plural brasses)
  1. (historical, obsolete) Synonym of brace, a traditional unit of measure equivalent to a fathom (6 feet) or about 1.6 m, especially as the Spanish braza and Portuguese braça, also French brasse. Tags: historical, obsolete Categories (topical): Units of measure Categories (place): Portugal, Spain Synonyms: brace [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-brass-en-noun-ZD1b-Pon Disambiguation of Units of measure: 8 1 2 10 2 3 8 10 4 9 7 0 5 1 0 3 1 25 1 Disambiguation of Portugal: 3 3 4 3 3 7 3 9 3 5 2 0 8 2 8 2 3 30 3 Disambiguation of Spain: 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 12 0 2 2 0 19 1 27 0 0 29 0 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 0 1 10 3 6 8 10 5 12 9 0 6 3 1 3 0 12 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /bɹɑːs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɹæs/ [Multicultural-London-English, also], /bɹæs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-brass.ogg [US] Forms: brasses [present, singular, third-person], brassing [participle, present], brassed [participle, past], brassed [past]
Rhymes: -ɑːs, -æs Etymology: From Middle English bras, bres, from Old English bræs (“brass, bronze”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps representing a backformation from Proto-Germanic *brasnaz (“brazen”), from or related to *brasō (“fire, pyre”). Compare Old Norse and Icelandic bras (“solder”), Icelandic brasa (“to harden in the fire”), Swedish brasa (“a small controlled fire”), Danish brase (“to fry”); French braser ("to solder"; > English braise) from the same Germanic root. Compare also Middle Dutch braspenninc ("a silver coin", literally, "silver-penny"; > Dutch braspenning), Old Frisian bress (“copper”), Middle Low German bras (“metal, ore”). In the military sense an ellipsis of the brass hats. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bras, bres}} Middle English bras, bres, {{inh|en|ang|bræs||brass, bronze}} Old English bræs (“brass, bronze”), {{unc|en|title=uncertain}} uncertain, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*brasnaz||brazen}} Proto-Germanic *brasnaz (“brazen”), {{m|gem-pro|*brasō||fire, pyre}} *brasō (“fire, pyre”), {{m|is|bras||solder}} bras (“solder”), {{m|is|brasa||to harden in the fire}} brasa (“to harden in the fire”), {{m|sv|brasa|t=a small controlled fire}} brasa (“a small controlled fire”), {{m|da|brase||to fry}} brase (“to fry”), {{m|fr|braser}} braser, {{m|en|braise}} braise, {{gloss|"to solder"; > English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">braise</i>}} ("to solder"; > English braise), {{cog|gem}} Germanic, {{cog|dum|braspenninc}} Middle Dutch braspenninc, {{m|nl|braspenning}} braspenning, {{gloss|"a silver coin", literally, "silver-penny"; > Dutch <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl">braspenning</i>}} ("a silver coin", literally, "silver-penny"; > Dutch braspenning), {{m|ofs|bress||copper}} bress (“copper”), {{m|gml|bras||metal, ore}} bras (“metal, ore”), {{ellipsis|en|brass hat|the brass hats|nocap=1}} ellipsis of the brass hats Head templates: {{en-verb}} brass (third-person singular simple present brasses, present participle brassing, simple past and past participle brassed)
  1. (transitive) To coat with brass. Tags: transitive Derived forms: brass up Related terms: braze, brazen, brazier Translations (to coat with brass): messingöidä (Finnish), гуулиар бүрэх (guuliar bürex) (Mongolian)
    Sense id: en-brass-en-verb-WLmX7cLN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "brass section"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "brassware"
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      "word": "brasswind"
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      "word": "calamine brass"
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      "word": "coal brass"
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      "word": "cold as a witch's tit in a brass bra"
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      "word": "double in brass"
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      "word": "get down to brass tacks"
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      "word": "high brass"
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      "word": "horse brass"
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      "word": "not have a brass farthing"
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      "word": "not worth a brass farthing"
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      "word": "part brass rags"
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      "word": "police one's brass"
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      "word": "rub one's face with a brass candlestick"
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      "word": "where there's muck there's brass"
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          "_dis1": "3 2 1 3 4 0 1 78 0 6",
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          ],
          "word": "stål"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 4 3 0 2 2 83 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "slang: money",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dinheiro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 4 3 0 2 2 83 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "slang: money",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "plata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 4 3 0 2 2 83 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "slang: money",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pasta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 4 3 0 2 2 83 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "slang: money",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "varo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 1 4 3 0 2 2 83 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "slang: money",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "kosing"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Inferior composition."
      ],
      "id": "en-brass-en-noun-l364yyvU",
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/bɹɑːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɹæs/",
      "tags": [
        "Multicultural-London-English",
        "also"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɹæs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑːs"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æs"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-brass.ogg",
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      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tunxh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šabah",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شَبَه"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aruyr",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "արույր"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "aroyr",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "արոյր"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "bürünc"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "letoi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "latúnʹ",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лату́нь"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "pitol",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "পিতল"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mésing",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ме́синг"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pirinč",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пиринч"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "kre:wa",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ကြေးဝါ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "llautó"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ccp",
      "lang": "Chakma",
      "roman": "pidol",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "𑄛𑄨𑄘𑄮𑄣𑄴"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "tsayi",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ᏣᏱ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "黃銅"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huángtóng",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "黄铜"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "crh",
      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "cez"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mosaz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "geelkoper"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "latuno"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "messinki"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "laiton"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "latón"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "titberi",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "თითბერი"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Messing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "oreíchalkos",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ορείχαλκος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "pliz",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "פְּלִיז"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pītal",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "पीतल"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "sárgaréz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "látún"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ottone"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "alt": "おうどう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōdō",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "黄銅"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "alt": "しんちゅう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shinchū",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "真鍮"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jez",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "жез"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tŭəng daeng",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ទង់ដែង"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hwangdong",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "황동"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "notsoe",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "놋쇠"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "latun",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "латунь"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "thǭng lư̄ang",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ທອງເຫລືອງ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "thǭng hāo",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ທອງຫ້າວ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "khūang",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ຄ້ວງ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aes album"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aes candidum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orichalcum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "misiņš"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "žálvaris"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mesing",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "месинг"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "loyang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "kuningan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "tembaga kuning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "piccaḷa",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "പിച്ചള"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ram"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prash"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "parāhi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "guulʹ",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "гууль"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "béésh łitsoii"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jaûne tchuivre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pâlîn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "laton"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ār"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "tpw",
      "lang": "Old Tupi",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "itaîubaíba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "berenj",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "برنج"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Messinkj"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mosiądz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "latão"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alamă"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "latúnʹ",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лату́нь"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "āra",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "आर"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pràis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мед"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мјед"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "месинг"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "med"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mjed"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mesing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "attuni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lattuni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mosadz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "med"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "latón"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mässing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "birinj",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "биринҷ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "latun",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "латун"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ittaḍi",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ఇత్తడి"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉang",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ทองเหลือง"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "rag",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "རག"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "pirinç"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "bürünç"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "latúnʹ",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лату́нь"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mosjáž",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мося́ж"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "pītal",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "پیتل"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "jez"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "latun"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "đồng thau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mesh",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "מעש"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "rız (diq)"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "31 31 31 2 1 0 1 1 0 1",
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "berence"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mesingov",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "месингов"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pirinčen",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "пиринчен"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "meden",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "меден"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mosazný"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "geelkoperen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "latuna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "en laiton"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "messingen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "aus Messing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "sárgaréz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "guulin",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "гуулин"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "berenji",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "برنجی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mosiężny"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "de latão"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "latúnnyj",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "лату́нный"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "pràiseach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "месинган"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "меден"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "мједен"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mesingan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "meden"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 20 3 25 22 3 4 1 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mjeden"
    }
  ],
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    "brass"
  ],
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}

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      },
      "expansion": "Middle English bras, bres",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "title": "uncertain"
      },
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      "args": {
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*brasō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "fire, pyre"
      },
      "expansion": "*brasō (“fire, pyre”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "bras",
        "3": "",
        "4": "solder"
      },
      "expansion": "bras (“solder”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "brasa",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to harden in the fire"
      },
      "expansion": "brasa (“to harden in the fire”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "brasa",
        "t": "a small controlled fire"
      },
      "expansion": "brasa (“a small controlled fire”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "brase",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to fry"
      },
      "expansion": "brase (“to fry”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "braser"
      },
      "expansion": "braser",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "braise"
      },
      "expansion": "braise",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "\"to solder\"; > English <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"en\">braise</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "(\"to solder\"; > English braise)",
      "name": "gloss"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem"
      },
      "expansion": "Germanic",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "braspenninc"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch braspenninc",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "braspenning"
      },
      "expansion": "braspenning",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "\"a silver coin\", literally, \"silver-penny\"; > Dutch <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nl\">braspenning</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "(\"a silver coin\", literally, \"silver-penny\"; > Dutch braspenning)",
      "name": "gloss"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "bress",
        "3": "",
        "4": "copper"
      },
      "expansion": "bress (“copper”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "bras",
        "3": "",
        "4": "metal, ore"
      },
      "expansion": "bras (“metal, ore”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "brass hat",
        "3": "the brass hats",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "ellipsis of the brass hats",
      "name": "ellipsis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English bras, bres, from Old English bræs (“brass, bronze”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps representing a backformation from Proto-Germanic *brasnaz (“brazen”), from or related to *brasō (“fire, pyre”). Compare Old Norse and Icelandic bras (“solder”), Icelandic brasa (“to harden in the fire”), Swedish brasa (“a small controlled fire”), Danish brase (“to fry”); French braser (\"to solder\"; > English braise) from the same Germanic root. Compare also Middle Dutch braspenninc (\"a silver coin\", literally, \"silver-penny\"; > Dutch braspenning), Old Frisian bress (“copper”), Middle Low German bras (“metal, ore”).\nIn the military sense an ellipsis of the brass hats.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more brass",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most brass",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "_dis": "12 0 1 10 2 4 9 10 5 14 10 0 7 2 0 2 0 10 0",
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          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass."
      ],
      "id": "en-brass-en-adj-zzNzsBPH",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 2 9 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "made of brass, of or pertaining to brass",
          "word": "messinkinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 2 9 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "made of brass, of or pertaining to brass",
          "word": "messinki-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 2 9 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "made of brass, of or pertaining to brass",
          "word": "d'ottone"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 2 9 0",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "guulin",
          "sense": "made of brass, of or pertaining to brass",
          "word": "гуулин"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 4 2 9 0",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "made of brass, of or pertaining to brass",
          "word": "bresen"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of the colour of brass."
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      "id": "en-brass-en-adj-FYQ7V19C"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 0 11 5 3 4 12 14 12 7 5 0 3 2 1 4 0 7 5",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Alloys",
          "orig": "en:Alloys",
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            "Metals",
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            "Chemistry",
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            "Technology",
            "Sciences",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1869, John Bruce, editor, Calendar of State Papers, domestic series, of the reign of Charles I, 1637-1638, page 147",
          "text": "At the Council board, I hope to charge him with that he cannot answer, and yet I know his face is brass enough.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1872, Elsie Leigh Whittlesey, Helen Ethinger: or, Not Exactly Right, page 154",
          "text": "[...] he continued in the same insulting strain. \"If you were not quite brass, you would know it is not proper to be making promises you dare not tell of.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Paul Christopher, The Templar Conspiracy",
          "text": "It was a show of very large and very brass cojones, [...]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996 May 24, 2:00 am, Sherman Simpson, Want license key for AGENT FOR WINDOWS95, alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent",
          "text": "Maybe (probably so), but it's rare someone is brass enough to post a msg for all to see asking for a software key, that the vast majority have paid for in support of the development effort."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000 Aug 18, 2:00 am, David Ryan, strangest bid retraction /illegal lottery NOT, rec.collecting.coins",
          "text": "After cornering the dutch auction, the seller was brass enough to send him the whole lot without one."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000 Aug 19, 3:00 am, n4mwd, for RMB, alt.support.anxiety-panic",
          "text": "Try to keep in mind that not all of his converts are brass enough to challenge the benzo pushers in this group, …"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Impertinent, bold: brazen."
      ],
      "id": "en-brass-en-adj-OhgQqT8d",
      "links": [
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          "Impertinent",
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        [
          "bold",
          "bold"
        ],
        [
          "brazen",
          "brazen"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Impertinent, bold: brazen."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 93 3 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "impertinent, bold, brazen",
          "word": "koppava"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 93 3 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "impertinent, bold, brazen",
          "word": "dalla faccia di bronzo"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "12 0 1 10 2 4 9 10 5 14 10 0 7 2 0 2 0 10 0",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1888, Mr. & Mrs. Bancroft on and off the stage: written by themselves, volume 1, page 90",
          "text": "Grindoff, the miller, 'and the leader of a very brass band of most unpopular performers, with a thorough base accompaniment of at least fifty vices,' was played by Miss Saunders.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1900 November 3, “The Training of Seamen”, in The Saturday Review, volume 90, number 2349, page 556",
          "text": "I must confess that to me there is something almost pathetic in the sight of a body of bluejackets improving their muscles on the quarter deck by bar-bell exercise, accompanied by a brass — a very brass — band, [...]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1908, The Smith Family, published in Punch, March 4 1908, bound in Punch vol. CXXXIV, page 168",
          "text": "Mr. REGINALD SMITH, KC, the publisher, followed, but he had hardly begun his very interesting remarks when a procession headed by a very brass band entered Smithfield from the west, and approached the platform."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1937, Blair Niles, A journey in time: Peruvian pageant, page 166",
          "text": "There are soldiers, policemen, priests and friars, as well as a motley mass of women, children, babies and dogs, and upon special occasions a very brass band.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1929, Philippine Magazine, volume 6, page 27",
          "text": "The padre in my neighborhood — Santa Ana — was having some kind of a fiesta, and had hired a very brass band. This band kept up its martial airs for hours and hours after I got home, with grand finales — or what each time I hoped would be the grand finale, every five minutes.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "(historical, obsolete) Synonym of brace, a traditional unit of measure equivalent to a fathom (6 feet) or about 1.6 m, especially as the Spanish braza and Portuguese braça, also French brasse."
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        "Multicultural-London-English",
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      "ipa": "/bɹæs/",
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        "General-American"
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      "rhymes": "-ɑːs"
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    "brass"
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}
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    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
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    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese",
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    "English terms derived from Portuguese",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Spanish",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    "English terms with audio links",
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    {
      "word": "admiralty brass"
    },
    {
      "word": "alpha brass"
    },
    {
      "word": "antique brass"
    },
    {
      "word": "beta brass"
    },
    {
      "word": "bold as brass"
    },
    {
      "word": "bow-legged wi' brass"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass ankle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Brass Ankles"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass-balled"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass balls"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass band"
    },
    {
      "word": "brassboard"
    },
    {
      "word": "brassbound"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass ceiling"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass choir"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass-collar Democrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "brassed off"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass farthing"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass hat"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass in pocket"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass instrument"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass instrumentalist"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass-knuckled"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass knuckles"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass leaf"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass monkey"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass monkeys"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass nail"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass-neck"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass neck"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass-necked"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass ovaries"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass pounder"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass rat"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass razoo"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass ring"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass rubbing"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass section"
    },
    {
      "word": "brass tacks"
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    {
      "word": "brassware"
    },
    {
      "word": "brasswind"
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    {
      "word": "brassy"
    },
    {
      "word": "calamine brass"
    },
    {
      "word": "coal brass"
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    {
      "word": "cold as a witch's tit in a brass bra"
    },
    {
      "word": "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey"
    },
    {
      "word": "Corinthian brass"
    },
    {
      "word": "double in brass"
    },
    {
      "word": "get down to brass tacks"
    },
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      "word": "high brass"
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      "word": "horse brass"
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      "word": "nonbrass"
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      "word": "not have a brass farthing"
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      "word": "not worth a brass farthing"
    },
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      "word": "part brass rags"
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    {
      "word": "police one's brass"
    },
    {
      "word": "red brass"
    },
    {
      "word": "rub one's face with a brass candlestick"
    },
    {
      "word": "top brass"
    },
    {
      "word": "top-brass"
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    {
      "word": "where there's muck there's brass"
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      "word": "with brass knobs on"
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        "A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.",
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      ],
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          "alloy",
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          "copper",
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          "zinc",
          "zinc"
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          "tablet",
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        ]
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        "(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.",
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      ],
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        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.",
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          "alloy",
          "alloy"
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          "copper",
          "copper"
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        [
          "zinc",
          "zinc"
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          "plumbing"
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        "(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.",
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    {
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: bronze"
        }
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        "A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications."
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          "metallic",
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          "alloy",
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          "zinc",
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        "(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications."
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        "uncountable",
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      ]
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        "(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; the section of an orchestra that features such instruments"
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        "entertainment",
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        "music"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired."
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          "text": "brass:"
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        "The colour of brass."
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          "ref": "2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, spoken by Avery Johnson (David Scully), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: The Armory",
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        "High-ranking officers."
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          "business",
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          "text": "You've got a lot of brass telling me to do that!",
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        "(uncountable, informal) A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence."
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          "word": "bronze#Noun"
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        "Money."
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        "(slang, dated) Money."
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Inferior composition."
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      "ipa": "/bɹɑːs/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/bɹæs/",
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        "Multicultural-London-English",
        "also"
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      "ipa": "/bɹæs/",
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    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tunxh"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šabah",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شَبَه"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aruyr",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "արույր"
    },
    {
      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "aroyr",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "արոյր"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "bürünc"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "letoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "latúnʹ",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лату́нь"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "pitol",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "পিতল"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mésing",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ме́синг"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pirinč",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пиринч"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "kre:wa",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ကြေးဝါ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "llautó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ccp",
      "lang": "Chakma",
      "roman": "pidol",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "𑄛𑄨𑄘𑄮𑄣𑄴"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "tsayi",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ᏣᏱ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "黃銅"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huángtóng",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "黄铜"
    },
    {
      "code": "crh",
      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "cez"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mosaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "geelkoper"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "latuno"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "messinki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "laiton"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "latón"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "titberi",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "თითბერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Messing"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "oreíchalkos",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ορείχαλκος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "pliz",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "פְּלִיז"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pītal",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "पीतल"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "sárgaréz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "látún"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ottone"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おうどう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōdō",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "黄銅"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しんちゅう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shinchū",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "真鍮"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jez",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "жез"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tŭəng daeng",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ទង់ដែង"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hwangdong",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "황동"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "notsoe",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "놋쇠"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "latun",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "латунь"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "thǭng lư̄ang",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ທອງເຫລືອງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "thǭng hāo",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ທອງຫ້າວ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "khūang",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ຄ້ວງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aes album"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aes candidum"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orichalcum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "misiņš"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "žálvaris"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mesing",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "месинг"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "loyang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "kuningan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "tembaga kuning"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "piccaḷa",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "പിച്ചള"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ram"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prash"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "parāhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "guulʹ",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "гууль"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "béésh łitsoii"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jaûne tchuivre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pâlîn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "laton"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ār"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpw",
      "lang": "Old Tupi",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "itaîubaíba"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "berenj",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "برنج"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Messinkj"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mosiądz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "latão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alamă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "latúnʹ",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лату́нь"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "āra",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "आर"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pràis"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мед"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мјед"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "месинг"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "med"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mjed"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mesing"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "attuni"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lattuni"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mosadz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "med"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "latón"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mässing"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "birinj",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "биринҷ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "latun",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "латун"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ittaḍi",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ఇత్తడి"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉang",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "ทองเหลือง"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "rag",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "རག"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "pirinç"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "bürünç"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "latúnʹ",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лату́нь"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mosjáž",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мося́ж"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "pītal",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "پیتل"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "jez"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "latun"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "đồng thau"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mesh",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "מעש"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "rız (diq)"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "alloy of copper and zinc",
      "word": "berence"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mesingov",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "месингов"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pirinčen",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "пиринчен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "meden",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "меден"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mosazný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "geelkoperen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "latuna"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "en laiton"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "messingen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "aus Messing"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "sárgaréz"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "guulin",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "гуулин"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "berenji",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "برنجی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mosiężny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "de latão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "latúnnyj",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "лату́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "word": "pràiseach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "месинган"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "меден"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "мједен"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mesingan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "meden"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "made of brass (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "mjeden"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "pʿoġ",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "word": "փող"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "duhovi instrumenti",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "word": "духови инструменти"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "metall"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "word": "銅管"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngguǎn",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "word": "铜管"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "žestě"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "koperblazers"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "vaskipuhaltimet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "cuivres"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Blechblasinstrumente"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Blech"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "réz- in rézfúvósok"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "ottoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "word": "pūtētere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "guulin xögžim",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "word": "гуулин хөгжим"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "word": "dilní daabééshígíí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "trompettes"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "messing"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "messinginstrument"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "instrument dęty blaszany"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "metais"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "alămuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "médnyje duxovýje instruménty",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "ме́дные духовы́е инструме́нты"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "class of wind instruments",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "cobres"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "duhov",
      "sense": "related to brass instruments (attributive use)",
      "word": "духов"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "related to brass instruments (attributive use)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "žesťový"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "related to brass instruments (attributive use)",
      "word": "réz-"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "guulin xögžmiin",
      "sense": "related to brass instruments (attributive use)",
      "word": "гуулин хөгжмийн"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "duxovój",
      "sense": "related to brass instruments (attributive use)",
      "word": "духово́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "gilza",
      "sense": "spent shell casings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гилза"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "spent shell casings",
      "word": "hylsy"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "spent shell casings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "douille"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "spent shell casings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bossolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "sumny xongio",
      "sense": "spent shell casings",
      "word": "сумны хонгио"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "spent shell casings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "łuska"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gílʹza",
      "sense": "spent shell casings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ги́льза"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "spent shell casings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "casquillo"
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      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "tsayi-asuwida",
      "sense": "colour of brass",
      "word": "ᏣᏱ-ᎠᏑᏫᏓ"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "colour of brass",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "brons"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "titbrisperi",
      "sense": "colour of brass",
      "word": "თითბრისფერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "colour of brass",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Messingfarbe"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "colour of brass",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bronzo"
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "guulʹ",
      "sense": "colour of brass",
      "word": "гууль"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "colour of brass",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "messing"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "colour of brass",
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tɔɔng-lʉ̌ʉang",
      "sense": "colour of brass",
      "word": "ทองเหลือง"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "high-ranking military officers",
      "word": "päällystö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "high-ranking military officers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "galonnés"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "high-ranking military officers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Generalität"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "high-ranking military officers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "fejesek"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "high-ranking military officers",
      "word": "gallonato"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "high-ranking military officers",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "papaláši"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nahalstvo",
      "sense": "informal: a brave or foolhardy attitude",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "нахалство"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezsramie",
      "sense": "informal: a brave or foolhardy attitude",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "безсрамие"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "informal: a brave or foolhardy attitude",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lef"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "informal: a brave or foolhardy attitude",
      "word": "pofátlanság"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "informal: a brave or foolhardy attitude",
      "word": "szemtelenség"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "informal: a brave or foolhardy attitude",
      "word": "faccia di bronzo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "informal: a brave or foolhardy attitude",
      "word": "faccia tosta"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pari",
      "sense": "slang: money",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "пари"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "slang: money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pasta"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "slang: money",
      "word": "steksz"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "slang: money",
      "word": "dohány"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "slang: money",
      "word": "zsozsó"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "slang: money",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "stål"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "slang: money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dinheiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "slang: money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "plata"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "slang: money",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pasta"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "slang: money",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "varo"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "slang: money",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kosing"
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}

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      "form": "more brass",
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        "Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass."
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        "Of the colour of brass."
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "1869, John Bruce, editor, Calendar of State Papers, domestic series, of the reign of Charles I, 1637-1638, page 147",
          "text": "At the Council board, I hope to charge him with that he cannot answer, and yet I know his face is brass enough.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "1872, Elsie Leigh Whittlesey, Helen Ethinger: or, Not Exactly Right, page 154",
          "text": "[...] he continued in the same insulting strain. \"If you were not quite brass, you would know it is not proper to be making promises you dare not tell of.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Paul Christopher, The Templar Conspiracy",
          "text": "It was a show of very large and very brass cojones, [...]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996 May 24, 2:00 am, Sherman Simpson, Want license key for AGENT FOR WINDOWS95, alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent",
          "text": "Maybe (probably so), but it's rare someone is brass enough to post a msg for all to see asking for a software key, that the vast majority have paid for in support of the development effort."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000 Aug 18, 2:00 am, David Ryan, strangest bid retraction /illegal lottery NOT, rec.collecting.coins",
          "text": "After cornering the dutch auction, the seller was brass enough to send him the whole lot without one."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000 Aug 19, 3:00 am, n4mwd, for RMB, alt.support.anxiety-panic",
          "text": "Try to keep in mind that not all of his converts are brass enough to challenge the benzo pushers in this group, …"
        }
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        "(informal) Impertinent, bold: brazen."
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        {
          "ref": "1888, Mr. & Mrs. Bancroft on and off the stage: written by themselves, volume 1, page 90",
          "text": "Grindoff, the miller, 'and the leader of a very brass band of most unpopular performers, with a thorough base accompaniment of at least fifty vices,' was played by Miss Saunders.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1900 November 3, “The Training of Seamen”, in The Saturday Review, volume 90, number 2349, page 556",
          "text": "I must confess that to me there is something almost pathetic in the sight of a body of bluejackets improving their muscles on the quarter deck by bar-bell exercise, accompanied by a brass — a very brass — band, [...]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1908, The Smith Family, published in Punch, March 4 1908, bound in Punch vol. CXXXIV, page 168",
          "text": "Mr. REGINALD SMITH, KC, the publisher, followed, but he had hardly begun his very interesting remarks when a procession headed by a very brass band entered Smithfield from the west, and approached the platform."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1937, Blair Niles, A journey in time: Peruvian pageant, page 166",
          "text": "There are soldiers, policemen, priests and friars, as well as a motley mass of women, children, babies and dogs, and upon special occasions a very brass band.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1929, Philippine Magazine, volume 6, page 27",
          "text": "The padre in my neighborhood — Santa Ana — was having some kind of a fiesta, and had hired a very brass band. This band kept up its martial airs for hours and hours after I got home, with grand finales — or what each time I hoped would be the grand finale, every five minutes.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments."
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        "(slang) Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments."
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    }
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      ],
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          "fathom"
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "Spanish",
          "Spanish"
        ],
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          "braza"
        ],
        [
          "Portuguese",
          "Portuguese"
        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "French",
          "French"
        ],
        [
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          "brasse"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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          ],
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        "Multicultural-London-English",
        "also"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɹæs/",
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        "General-American"
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  "called_from": "page/1498/20230118",
  "msg": "''A metallic alloy of copper and'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
  "path": [
    "brass"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "brass",
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