brass
noun
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
brasses
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pluralof brass.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Their sound has a lovely finish: softly molded winds, round-toned brasses, strings that never turn strident.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
Sharp snaps of snare drum punctuate a gradual increase in forcefulness to a bleak, expansive landscape of solemn brasses and a droning in the strings, which melts into an almost Tchaikovskian Romantic sweep.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
The orchestra, from the pointed brasses to the curling woodwinds, found its way to unanimity of utterance.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
With sensuous yet lively strings, the English Concert offered poised playing throughout, even on difficult-to-control period woodwinds and brasses.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
The harness was polished and the horse brasses glittered like gold.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
