brass
Made of brass, of or pertaining to brassMade of brass, of or pertaining to brass.
» Gold is similar in color to brass.
Gold hat eine ähnliche Farbe wie Kupfer.
Золото похоже по цвету на латунь.
Золото похоже цветом на латунь.
Золото схоже за кольором на латунь.
Meaning
6 sensesMade of brass, of or pertaining to brass.
Of the color of brass.
messingfarben, messinggelb
(informal)Impertinent, bold: brazen.
(slang)Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.
Of inferior composition.
(slang)Brass monkey; cold.
Examples
54 sentencesGold is similar in color to brass.
Золото схоже за кольором на латунь. — aandrusiak
ruЗолото похоже по цвету на латунь. — shanghainese
deGold hat eine ähnliche Farbe wie Kupfer. — MUIRIEL
The brass band played three marches.
deDas Blasorchester spielte drei Märsche. — samueldora
He belongs to the brass band.
ruОн играет в духовом оркестре. — Hellerick
Tom is in a brass quintet.
The brass band members looked very happy.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English bras, bres, from Old English bræs (“brass, bronze”), of uncertain origFrom 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”) and برنج (branj, “brass”)
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".
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Forms
more brass, most brass| Comparative | more brass Lesson |
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Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form