brass: Meaning and Definition of

brass

1. any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
2. a utensil, ornament, or other article made of such an alloy.
1. Seebrass instrument.
2. brass instruments collectively in a band or orchestra.
4. metallic yellow; lemon, amber, or reddish yellow.
1. high-ranking military officers.
2. any very important officials.
6. excessive self-assurance; impudence; effrontery.
7. a replaceable semicylindrical shell, usually of bronze, used with another such to line a bearing; a half bushing. See diag. under
8. a memorial tablet or plaque, often incised with an effigy, coat of arms, or the like.
9. any piece of ornamental or functional hardware, as a drawer pull, made of brass.
10. money.

1. of, made of, or pertaining to brass.
2. composed for or using musical instruments made of brass.
3. having the color brass.