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