brass
To coat with brassTo coat with brass.
» Gold is similar in color to brass.
Gold hat eine ähnliche Farbe wie Kupfer. — MUIRIEL
Золото похоже по цвету на латунь. — shanghainese
Золото похоже цветом на латунь. — sharptoothed
Золото схоже за кольором на латунь. — aandrusiak
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1 sensesTo coat with brass.
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.
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”)
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Forms
brasses, brassing, brassed, brassedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle