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.

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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

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

From Literature

“No bigger than a bird but she’s brassbound.”

From Literature

Oh, you may keep on smiling, you brassbound blackguard; I hope you'll find the reality as amusing as you seem to find the prospect.

From Project Gutenberg

In his terms and way of speech, he draws no new farrago from his brassbound shipmate.

From Project Gutenberg

The youngster resumed his swollen cheek and escorted Morris up three flights of slippery brassbound stairs.

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