Definition of brass

• n. - 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.
• n. - 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.
• n. - Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze.
• n. - Impudence; a brazen face.
• n. - Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass.
• n. - 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.
• n. - Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.
• n. - 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.
• n. - 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.
• n. - Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze.
• n. - Impudence; a brazen face.
• n. - Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass.
• n. - 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.
• n. - Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.