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brassware

American  
[bras-wair, brahs-] / ˈbræsˌwɛər, ˈbrɑs- /

noun

  1. articles made of brass.


Etymology

Origin of brassware

brass + ware 1

Example Sentences

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At its peak, in the mid-1700s, Bristol’s merchants profited from a thriving triangular trade, exporting brassware and woolen cloth to the Guinea coast, now West Africa, where they bartered it for human cargo.

From New York Times Jun. 14, 2020

Native Americans refashioned European brassware into arrow points and turned axes used for chopping wood into weapons.

From Textbooks Dec. 30, 2014

Its guests felt cushioned and cocooned in objects, lapped in the carpets and thick soundless upholstery, protected by the military glitter of brassware.

From Time Magazine Archive

Trademark touches include blending gold and silver together for an effect that echoes the inlaid brassware found in Middle Eastern bazaars, and echoing the calligraphy used for Koranic verses and Arabic poetry.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Steady!" he mentally encouraged himself, fixing his gaze upon a piece of brassware close by—a lota overlaid with copper and chased with mythological figures.

From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry

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