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Cornet-a-piston :: Cornet-a-piston (n.) A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods; a cornopean; a cornet..

Aerugo :: Aerugo (n.) The rust of any metal, esp. of brass or copper; verdigris..

Tombac :: Tombac (n.) An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also German, / Dutch, brass. It is very malleable and ductile, and when beaten into thin leaves is sometimes called Dutch metal. The addition of arsenic makes white tombac..

Similor :: Similor (n.) An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, but of a golden color..

Lap :: Lap (n.) A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a vertical axis..

Gunter''s Quadrant :: Gunter's quadrant () A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the altitude of objects in degrees, etc. See Gunter's scale..

Lametta :: Lametta (n.) Foil or wire made of gold, silver, or brass..

Brass :: Brass (n.) Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze..

Colza :: Colza (n.) A variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes; summer rape..

Spinet :: Spinet (n.) A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly much used..

Turnip :: Turnip (v. t.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself..

Braze :: Braze (v. t.) To cover or ornament with brass.

Chalcographist :: Chalcographist (n.) An engraver on copper or brass; hence, an engraver of copper plates for printing upon paper..

Foil :: Foil (n.) A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil..

Chalcopyrite :: Chalcopyrite (n.) Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and in tetragonal crystals of a bright brass yellow color..

Copper :: Copper (n.) A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze..

Brassiness :: Brassiness (n.) The state, condition, or quality of being brassy..

Vantbrass :: Vantbrass (n.) Armor for the arm; vambrace.

Strap :: Strap (n.) A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass..

Brassage :: Brassage (n.) A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; -- now called seigniorage.

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