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brassbound

American  
[bras-bound, brahs-] / ˈbræsˈbaʊnd, ˈbrɑs- /

adjective

  1. having a frame or reinforcements strengthened or made rigid by brass, bronze, etc., as a trunk or chest.

  2. rigid; inflexible.

    brassbound regulations.

  3. impudent; brazen.

    brassbound presumption.
brassbound British  
/ ˈbrɑːsˌbaʊnd /

adjective

  1. inflexibly entrenched

    brassbound traditions
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Etymology

Origin of brassbound

First recorded in 1900–05; brass + -bound 1

Example Sentences

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Next day from General Walsh's brassbound ranks emerged two dissenters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, Washington buzzed that For the brassbound Navy, this was quite a concession.

From Time Magazine Archive

The yellowish, brassbound trunk not only moved�it talked.

From Time Magazine Archive

Facing the wigged high judges of Britain had failed to dent her brassbound confidence, but facing this crowd was something else.

From Time Magazine Archive

Taisin had taken out her small brassbound trunk and opened it, but now she paused with her hand on a glass vial.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

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