low brass

noun

1. an alloy of about 80 percent copper and 20 percent zinc, with traces of lead and iron.

Example Sentences

Here the storm grows apace, with increasing tumult of entering hostile strains, the main song now ringing in low brass.

From Project Gutenberg

Beside her chair bonne maman had always a little table, the round polished top surrounded by a low brass railing.

From Project Gutenberg