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A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves, -- much cultivated for winter use.
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Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.
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A powerful instrument of brass, curved somewhat like the Roman buccina, or tuba.
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See Brassart.
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A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in a bell. The middle part, bent double, slips into the outer parts, as in a telescope, so that by change of the vibrating length any tone within the compass of the instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in rare instances, soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family of wind instruments whose scale, both diatonic and chromatic, is complete without the aid of keys or pistons, and which can slide from note to note as smoothly as the human voice or a violin. Softly blown, it has a rich and mellow sound, which becomes harsh and blatant when the tones are forced; used with discretion, its effect is often solemn and majestic.
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A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet.
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Rough stone as it comes from the quarry; also, a quarryman's term for the upper fragmentary and decomposed portion of a mass of stone; brash.
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A brass wind instrument, like a bass trumpet, so contrived that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required; -- said to be the same as the trombone.
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The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself.
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An arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flying.
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Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass.
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A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing.
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Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.
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Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze.
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A name given to a numerous family of brass wind instruments with valves, invented by Antoine Joseph Adolphe Sax (known as Adolphe Sax), of Belgium and Paris, and much used in military bands and in orchestras.
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The state, condition, or quality of being brassy.
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A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
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A brass plate engraved with a figure or device. Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc.
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