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