brass(noun) a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
(noun) a memorial made of brass
(noun) an ornament or utensil made of brass
(noun) impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
(noun) the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became rec
(noun) the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
(noun) an alloy of copper and zinc
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