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braze

1 American  
[breyz] / breɪz /

verb (used with object)

brazed, brazing
  1. to make of brass.

  2. to cover or ornament with or as if with brass.

  3. to make brasslike.


braze 2 American  
[breyz] / breɪz /

verb (used with object)

Metallurgy.
brazed, brazing
  1. to unite (metal objects) at high temperatures by applying any of various nonferrous solders.


braze 1 British  
/ breɪz /

verb

  1. to decorate with, make like, or make of brass

  2. to make like brass, as in hardness

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braze 2 British  
/ breɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to make a joint between (two metal surfaces) by fusing a layer of brass or high-melting solder between them

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noun

  1. the high-melting solder or alloy used in brazing

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Other Word Forms

  • brazer noun

Etymology

Origin of braze1

before 1000; Middle English brasen, Old English bræsian; see brass

Origin of braze2

1575–85; < French braser to solder (MF), burn ( Old French ) < Germanic; compare Swedish brasa, Danish brase to roast; see braise

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Example Sentences

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You don't braze it in liquid, so it's roasting it inside a pot that's covered, and then uncovering it to get some color on it.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

The concept is simple: Weld or braze a hook onto the back of a spoon blade, add a wire weedguard, and you�re in business.

From Time Magazine Archive

"And you can wind the breech with wire, and braze it on; can't you?" persisted Tom.

From Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

If you think he will be overpaid for his services, you may braze the duty of a schoolmaster, who is very much needed, to that of a ghostly adviser.

From Diary in America, Series One by Marryat, Frederick

In case it is necessary to braze on the inside of a tube or any deep recess, the spelter may be placed on a flat rod long enough to reach to the farthest point.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)