brass

  • 101brass rubbing — brass rubbings N COUNT A brass rubbing is a picture made by placing a piece of paper over a brass plate that has writing or a picture on it, and rubbing it with a wax crayon …

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  • 102brass monkey — If it s brass monkey weather, or cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey, it is extremely cold …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 103brass knuckles — or knucks A weapon worn on the hand for the purposes of offense or defense, so made that in hitting with the fist considerable damage is inflicted. It is called brass knuckles because it was originally made of brass. The term is now used as the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 104brass knucks — brass knuckles or knucks A weapon worn on the hand for the purposes of offense or defense, so made that in hitting with the fist considerable damage is inflicted. It is called brass knuckles because it was originally made of brass. The term is… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 105brass knuckles or knucks — A weapon worn on the hand for the purposes of offense or defense, so made that in hitting with the fist considerable damage is inflicted. It is called brass knuckles because it was originally made of brass. The term is now used as the name of the …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 106brass knuckles — or knucks A weapon worn on the hand for the purposes of offense or defense, so made that in hitting with the fist considerable damage is inflicted. It is called brass knuckles because it was originally made of brass. The term is now used as the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 107brass knucks — brass knuckles or knucks A weapon worn on the hand for the purposes of offense or defense, so made that in hitting with the fist considerable damage is inflicted. It is called brass knuckles because it was originally made of brass. The term is… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 108brass knuckles or knucks — A weapon worn on the hand for the purposes of offense or defense, so made that in hitting with the fist considerable damage is inflicted. It is called brass knuckles because it was originally made of brass. The term is now used as the name of the …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 109brass winds — brass winds, metal musical instruments that are played by blowing into a cup shaped mouthpiece, such as trumpets or trombones. See brass (noun. def. 3a). (Cf. ↑brass) …

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  • 110Brass-visaged — Brass vis aged, a. Impudent; bold. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English