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brassbound

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

having a frame or reinforcements strengthened or made rigid by brass, bronze, etc., as a trunk or chest.
rigid; inflexible: brassbound regulations.
impudent; brazen: brassbound presumption.

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Origin of brassbound

First recorded in 1900–05; brass + -bound1

Words nearby brassbound

brass, brassage, Brassaï, brassard, brass band, brassbound, brass-collar, brassed off, brasserie, brassey, brass farthing
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Words related to brassbound

armored, durable, everlasting, firm, incorruptible, indestructible, invulnerable, lasting, resistant, rugged, solid, tight, unshakable, unyielding, adamantine, perdurable, infrangible, nonbreakable, shatterproof, toughened

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British Dictionary definitions for brassbound

brassbound
/ (ˈbrɑːsˌbaʊnd) /

adjective

inflexibly entrenchedbrassbound traditions
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