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Look up bras in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bras or BRAS may refer to: Bras, Var, a commune in the Var département of France Bras (surname), a surname
Bras
Undergarment for supporting the breasts
fastener, although bras are available in a large range of styles and sizes, including front-fastening and backless designs. Some bras are designed for specific
Bra
Routes traffic to an ISP network
provider's (ISP) network. BRAS can also be referred to as a broadband network gateway or border network gateway (BNG). The BRAS sits at the edge of an ISP's
Broadband remote access server
Broadband_remote_access_server
Unlike push-up bras, plunge bras are not generally as heavily padded, as many women with larger breasts wear them. Push-up: A fashion bra that creates the
List_of_bra_designs
Hamlet in Genappe, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
of Genappe. On 16 June 1815, near the crossroads of Quatre Bras, the Battle of Quatre Bras (part of the Waterloo Campaign) was fought between contingents
Quatre_Bras
Movement consisting of not wearing a bra
finding a well-fitting bra is difficult, women who wear bras sometimes feel constricted. One study found that 70% of women wear bras that are too small.
Bralessness
Measures to determine proper bra fit
women wear incorrectly fitted bras.[unreliable source?] In November 2005, Oprah Winfrey produced a show devoted to bras and bra sizes, during which she talked
Bra_size
1815 battle during the War of the Seventh Coalition
secured the Quatre Bras crossroad. Accordingly Marshal Ney, to whom III Cavalry Corps (Kellermann) was now attached, was to mass at Quatre Bras and push an advance
Battle_of_Quatre_Bras
the bra as a modern garment. While manufacturing was becoming more organized, homemade bras and bandeaux were still quite popular. Homemade bras were
History_of_bras
Bra designed for strenuous exercise
Many women wear sports bras to reduce pain and physical discomfort caused by breast movement during exercise. Some sports bras are designed to be worn
Sports_bra
District of São Paulo, Brazil
541; -46.616 Brás is one of 96 districts in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Administratively part of the Southeast Zone of São Paulo, Brás is located immediately
Brás
Portuguese salt cod dish
Bacalhau à Brás (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɐkɐˈʎaw a ˈβɾaʃ], meaning "salt cod in the style of Brás") is a Portuguese dish made from shreds of salted
Bacalhau_à_Brás
Lightweight brassiere for people who have begun to develop breasts
ill-fitting bra is not her fault and may blame herself, thinking something is wrong with her body. Training bras and the age at which girls first wear bras is
Training_bra
Lake in Nova Scotia, Canada
was designated the Bras d'Or Lake Biosphere Reserve (now Bras d'Or Lake Biosphere Region) by UNESCO in 2011. Pronounced (/brəˈdɔːr/ brə-DOR or /bræˈdɔːr/
Bras_d'Or_Lake
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up bra or -bra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The initials BRA may refer to: Bougainville Revolutionary Army, a Papua New Guinea revolutionary
BRA
Brassiere with curved wire inserts to support and define the breasts
brassiere designs incorporate an underwire, including shelf bras, demi bras, nursing bras, and bras built into other articles of clothing, such as tank tops
Underwire_bra
Notation for quantum states
^{n}} , kets can be identified with column vectors, and bras with row vectors. Combinations of bras, kets, and linear operators are interpreted using matrix
Bra–ket_notation
Tibetan Buddhist monastery at Mount Gephel, Tibet, China
Drepung Monastery (Tibetan: འབྲས་སྤུངས་དགོན་པ, Wylie: 'bras spungs dgon pa, THL: drépung gönpa, "Rice Heap Monastery"), located at the foot of Mount Gephel
Drepung_Monastery
President of Brazil from 1914 to 1918
Venceslau Brás Pereira Gomes was born in São Caetano da Vargem Grande on26 February 1868. He came from an oligarchic family. From 1909 to 1910, Brás served
Venceslau_Brás
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMCS Bras d'Or is a name used by the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces MARCOM for several ships, named after Bras d'Or Lake. HMCS Bras d'Or (1919)
HMCS_Bras_d'Or
1881 novel by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas (Portuguese: Memorias Posthumas de Braz Cubas, modern spelling Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas), also translated as
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas
The_Posthumous_Memoirs_of_Brás_Cubas
Surname list
Bras is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Edgar A. Bras (1841–1923), Union Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient Mart Bras (born
Bras_(surname)
French chef
Hokkaido in Japan. The restaurant in Laguiole was named Bras Michel et Sébastien. In 2008, Michel Bras and the Japanese brand KAI (specialized in knife confection
Michel_Bras
Topics referred to by the same term
São Brás or São Braz (Portuguese for Saint Blaise) may refer to: São Brás, Alagoas, in Alagoas São Brás do Suaçuí, in Minas Gerais São Braz, Belém, a
São_Brás
Specialized brassiere
Women can choose nursing bras with strong side and undercup support and an extra-wide back for optimal support. Nursing bras usually have up to four rows
Nursing_bra
Japanese manga series
No Bra (Japanese: のーぶら, Hepburn: Nō Bura) is a Japanese teenage boy's romance manga written and illustrated by Kenjiro Kawatsu that was serialized in
No_Bra
1815 battle during the War of the Seventh Coalition order of battle
following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Quatre Bras on 16 June 1815 at Quatre Bras in the Belgian region of Wallonia. The numbers following
Battle of Quatre Bras order of battle
Battle_of_Quatre_Bras_order_of_battle
American slave
Bras-Coupé ("arm cut off") is the pseudonym of a slave named Squire, who lived from the early 19th century to 1837 in Louisiana. Bras-Coupé was a talented
Bras-Coupé
Portuguese language tests
no. 623, of 13 November 2020, Ministry of Justice of Brazil (in Portuguese). INEP Celpe-Bras FAQ Celpe-Bras Sign Up TIPS to pass the Celpe-Bras Exam
CELPE-Bras
Protective cover for automobiles
front-end bras, including "full", "sport", and "T-style". "Sport" car bras cover less of the front of the vehicle than "full" bras. The "T-style" bra is generally
Front-end_bra
Commune in Réunion, France
island, every May. Bras-Panon has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Bras-Panon is 20.8 °C
Bras-Panon
Sagging of the female breast
that encapsulation-type sports bras, in which each cup is separately molded, are more effective than compression-type bras, which press the breasts close
Ptosis_(breasts)
Separation between human breasts
bras that enhance cleavage and offer more than 30 types of bra, including underwire, padded, plunge and push-up bras. Development of underwire bras started
Cleavage_(breasts)
Obscene gesture in Europe and Latin America
Bras d'honneur (from French; lit. 'arm of honor') is an obscene gesture used to express contempt. It is roughly equivalent in meaning to phrases like "fuck
Bras_d'honneur
Portuguese Catholic bishop
Dom Nuno Brás da Silva Martins (born 12 May 1963 in Vimeiro, Lourinhã), most often referred to simply as Dom Nuno Brás, is a Portuguese Catholic bishop
Nuno_Brás
Puerto Rican civil engineer
completion of his doctorate, Bras worked for a time as an assistant professor at the University of Puerto Rico school of engineering. Bras returned to MIT in July
Rafael_L._Bras
French demographer and historian (born 1943)
Hervé Le Bras (born 6 June 1943) is a French demographer and historian. Hervé Le Bras was born on June 6, 1943, in Paris, France. He graduated from the
Hervé_Le_Bras
Lightweight bra without an underwire
and early 2020s, bralettes and soft bras started gaining in popularity, at the expense of underwired and padded bras. Some brands such as Victoria's Secret
Bralette
Experimental military hydrofoil boat
cost overruns later led to the project's cancellation. Bras d'Or was named in honour of Bras d'Or Lake on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island, where inventor
HMCS_Bras_d'Or_(FHE_400)
Topics referred to by the same term
Bras Coupé (English: Arm Cut) may refer to: Bras Coupé Lake, Quebec, Canada Bras Coupé River a tributary of the Desert River, the Gatineau River Valley
Bras_Coupé
Topics referred to by the same term
Bras is a Breton family name. It may refer to: Dan ar Braz, Breton guitar player David Le Bras, (born 1983), Breton football player Gabriel Le Bras (1891–1970)
Le_Bras
American animator (born 1988)
Matthew Benjakarn Braly (born November 8, 1988) is an American animator, storyboard artist, writer, and director. He is best known as the creator and
Matt_Braly
Topics referred to by the same term
Bras d'Or Lake, the name of which means arms of gold or golden arms, is a saltwater lake on Cape Breton Island. Bras d'Or can also refer to: Bras d'Or
Bras_d'Or_(disambiguation)
Women's lingerie chain store
taking Bras 'N' Things to the next level." In March 2016, Bras N Things expanded to South Africa, opening a store in Johannesburg. In February 2018, Bras N
Bras_N_Things
Italian football club
Associazione Calcio Bra is an Italian association football club, based in Bra, Piedmont. The club competes in the Serie C Group B. Established as Unione
AC_Bra
Tourist attraction in New Zealand
the bras being attached to the fence is unknown. News spread of the addition, which was left on the fence by the local landowners, and more bras began
Cardrona_Bra_Fence
Founder of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party
the FBI knew of a plot to assassinate Mari Brás but did not share the information with him. Juan Mari Brás was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico on December
Juan_Mari_Brás
Alliance of mostly Baloch militant groups
the creation of the BRAS. . The initial members of the BRAS upon its creation were the BLA, BLF, and Baloch Republican Army (BRA). Later, the coalition
Baloch_Raaji_Aajoi_Sangar
Portuguese footballer, born 2004
by a single goal; Brás was named in the Team of the Tournament. On 11 October 2024, on his second cap for the under-21 team, Brás scored a header in
Gabriel_Brás
Subzone of Museum Planning Area in Singapore
Bras Basah (/ˈbrɑːs ˌbɑːsɑː/, Chinese: 百胜, Tamil: பிராஸ் பாசா) is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of Singapore. Bras
Bras_Basah
River in Quebec, Canada
The Bras Rocheux is a tributary of the Bras d'Hamel, flowing in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada
Bras_Rocheux
Cocked hat with two sides of the brim turned up against the crown
being worn. A bicorne of such a style is also known as a chapeau-bras or chapeau-de-bras. The bicorne was widely worn until World War I as part of the full
Bicorne
Federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
Its population in 2011 was 75,247. It is the successor to Bras d'Or (later known as Bras d'Or—Cape Breton), which was represented in the House of Commons
Cape_Breton—Canso—Antigonish
Municipality in Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium
Braives (French pronunciation: [bʁɛv]; Walloon: Braive) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Braives
Braives
Bras d'Or (R-103) was a small experimental hydrofoil built for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the 1950s. It led to the development of HMCS Bras
Bras_d'Or_(R-103)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up bra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A bra is a woman's undergarment designed to support the breasts. Bra may also refer to: Bra, a district
Bra_(disambiguation)
Road junction in Tervuren, Belgium
Quatre Bras (French: Quatre Bras de Tervueren; Dutch: Vierarmenkruispunt) is a crossroads in Tervuren, Belgium, between the Avenue de Tervueren (Brussels–Tervuren
Quatre_Bras,_Tervuren
Dutch cyclist (born 1978)
Bras (born 17 May 1978) is a Dutch former road cyclist turned cycling coach and occasional commentator, who lives in Belgium since 2012. Martine Bras
Martine_Bras
Annual day for breast cancer awareness
forgo wearing a bra. An increasing number of women, especially millennials, have expressed opposition to and are giving up wearing bras. In 2012, about
No_Bra_Day
Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore
Bras Basah MRT station (/ˈbrɑːs ˌbɑːsɑː/) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line (CCL) located in the Museum planning area
Bras_Basah_MRT_station
Grade II* listed country house in Gwynedd, Wales
and an observatory. "Bryn Bras Castle". Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Cadw. "Bryn Bras Castle (Grade II*) (3804)"
Bryn_Bras_Castle
Compression garment designed for men
Compared to bras, these vests typically flatten rather than lift. In "The Doorman" episode of the TV sitcom Seinfeld, Kramer invents a male bra for Frank
Male_bra
1951 film directed by Marcello Pagliero
The Lovers of Bras-Mort (French: Les amants de Bras-Mort) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Marcello Pagliero and starring Nicole Courcel, Frank
The_Lovers_of_Bras-Mort
Book by Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer
not supported the book's claims about bras and breast cancer: The National Cancer Institute (US) states that bras have not been shown to increase a woman's
Dressed_to_Kill_(book)
Multipurpose building in Bras Basah, Singapore
2967056°N 103.8537333°E / 1.2967056; 103.8537333 Bras Basah Complex is a mixed-use building on Bain Street in Bras Basah, Singapore that houses both residential
Bras_Basah_Complex
Topics referred to by the same term
Braal may refer to one of three different usages: Braal Castle, a castle in Caithness, Scotland Braal (DC Comics), a planet in the DC Comics universe
Braal
Island in Great Aceh Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia
Breueh Island (also Pulo Breuh, Pulau Breuh, Poelau Bras, Poeloe Bras) is an island in Pulo Aceh District, Aceh Besar Regency, part of Aceh Province of
Breueh_Island
Academic journal
The Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (BJP) is the official journal of the Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP - Brazilian Association of Psychiatry)
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Brazilian_Journal_of_Psychiatry
Part of the female primate torso that has mammary glands
cannot anatomically support themselves. Sports bras are sometimes used for cardiovascular exercise, sports bras are designed to secure the breasts closely
Breast
Portuguese footballer
On 14 March 2018, Brás made his professional debut with Sporting B in a 2017–18 LigaPro match against Penafiel. On 4 August 2022, Brás signed with Feirense
Diogo_Brás
2007 song
Noble talks The Ladies Bras on All Day Breakfast Show". Archived from the original on 2021-12-12 – via YouTube. "The Ladies' Bras" on YouTube Information
The_Ladies'_Bras
Sculpture by Aristide Maillol
L’Été sans bras is a sculpture made by Aristide Maillol in 1911. L’Été sans bras ("without arms") is one of the versions of Maillol's L'Été. The project
L'Été_sans_bras
American rapper (born 2006)
Gabriel Bras (October 26, 2025). "Yeat Brings Don Toliver, Sexyy Red, Lil Yachty & More To ComplexCon Set". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 26, 2025. Bras Nevares
Che_(rapper)
Breton folk guitarist (born 1949)
Daniel Le Bras (born 15 January 1949), known by his stage name Dan Ar Braz (Breton pronunciation: [ˈdãːnː ar ˈbrɑːs]), is a Breton guitarist, singer,
Dan_Ar_Braz
Russian-born German rapper (born 1994)
December 2018. "Apple Music: Capital Bras 'Berlin lebt' ist das meistgestreamte Album 2018" [Apple Music: Capital Bras 'Berlin lebt' is the most-streamed
Capital_Bra
Fashion trend
sports bra. Her act is regarded by some as a historical event that boosted the wearing of sports bras on their own. From that point forward, sports bras have
Underwear_as_outerwear
Women's underwear brand
Maidenform Brands is a manufacturer of women's bras, underwear, and shapewear founded in 1922. The company was founded in Bayonne, New Jersey, in 1922
Maidenform
Trademark for an underwired brassiere
List of bra designs History of bras Mintzberg (1984), p. 76. Bowes, Elana (1993-10-11). "Playtex, Gossard gird themselves for battle of bras". Advertising
Wonderbra
Canadian warship
the expense of a reserve officer, Lt A.K. Young, RCNR, captain of Bras d'Or. Bras d'Or was posted to Rimouski, Quebec, as part of the St. Lawrence Patrol
HMCS_Bras_d'Or_(1919)
Historic building in Pará, Brazil
The São Brás Market (Portuguese: Mercado de São Brás) is a historic building located in the Brazilian city of Belém, in the state of Pará. It was built
São_Brás_Market
French legal scholar and sociologist
Gabriel Le Bras (1891-1970) was a French legal scholar and sociologist. Gabriel Le Bras was born on July 23, 1891, in Paimpol, France. He received a Doctorate
Gabriel_Le_Bras
Candy product
Edible underwear is a candy product which is made into the form of, and can function as, underwear, but which is edible. The product was invented by David
Edible_underwear
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Nova Scotia, Canada
The Bras d'Or Lake Biosphere (officially designated 29 June 2011) is a UNESCO Biosphere located at Bras d'Or Lake, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Bras d'Or Lake Biosphere Region
Bras_d'Or_Lake_Biosphere_Region
Hamlet in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec (Canada)
285. The station and the post office both take the name of Bras-d'Apic, the name recalling Bras d'Apic which flows to the west of the hamlet. Around 1916
Bras-d'Apic
Topics referred to by the same term
Bras du Nord may refer to: Bras du Nord (Valin River tributary), Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada
Bras_du_Nord
Canadian road bridge
province. The bridge is a through arch design and crosses the Great Bras d'Or channel of Bras d'Or Lake, connecting Boularderie Centre, Boularderie Island on
Seal_Island_Bridge
Flora Brasiliensis is a 15-volume book published between 1840 and 1906 by the editors Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, August Wilhelm Eichler, Ignatz
Flora_Brasiliensis
Topics referred to by the same term
Petit Bras (French for the little arm) may refer to: Le Petit Bras (Le Gros Bras tributary), Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada Le Petit Bras (Amédée
Le_Petit_Bras
Portuguese explorer
Brás Cubas (Porto, December 1507 – Porto, 1592) was a Portuguese nobleman, explorer and the founder of Santos, São Paulo. The son of João Pires Cubas and
Brás_Cubas
Demonstration held at the Miss America 1968
the feminist protesters throwing bras in the trash cans and Vietnam War protesters who burned their draft cards. The bra-burning trope was permanently attached
Miss_America_protest
River in Quebec, Canada
170. The toponymic variants are: Bras Nord-Ouest, Rivière à Yves and Rivière du Gros Bras. The toponym "Le Gros Bras" was formalized on December 5, 1968
Le_Gros_Bras
Comune in Piedmont, Italy
Bra (Italian: [ˈbra], Piedmontese: [ˈbrɑ]) is a town and comune in the province of Cuneo in the northwest Italian region of Piedmont. It is situated 50
Bra,_Piedmont
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Bras (Occitan: Braç) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Communes of the Var department
Bras,_Var
center/upright again, e.g. "port de bras forward", "port de bras back", "circular port de bras/grand port de bras". Bending at the waist is otherwise
Glossary_of_ballet
Settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Port au Bras Port au Bras is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 1929 a large tsunami struck the Burin Peninsula, caused by a 7.2 magnitude
Port_au_Bras
1815 battle of the Waterloo campaign
Battle of Quatre Bras to prevent the Anglo-allied army from reinforcing the Prussians. The Anglo-allied army held their ground at Quatre Bras but were prevented
Battle_of_Waterloo
Informal test of breast development
support the idea that wearing a bra for any amount of time slows breast ptosis. Bra manufacturers are careful to claim that bras only affect the shape of breasts
Pencil_test_(breasts)
This is a list of notable lingerie brands and their country of manufacture. It catalogues brands known primarily for their lingerie or underwear, not fashion
List_of_lingerie_brands
The Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal in the fields of biology and medicine, edited
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Brazilian_Journal_of_Medical_and_Biological_Research
Painting by Elizabeth Thompson
28th Regiment at Quatre Bras Archived 3 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Victorian Web The 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras, National Gallery of Victoria
28th Regiment at Quatre Bras (painting)
28th_Regiment_at_Quatre_Bras_(painting)
BRAS
BRAS
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from places in Lancashire, Northumberland, and East Lothian, originally named in Old English as HwÄ«tingahÄm ‘homestead (Old English hÄm) of the people of HwÄ«ta’, a byname meaning ‘white’.Richand Whittingham and his son, also called Richard, brass founders from Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, came to New York City in 1791, where they established a successful business.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Girdler.German (Gürtler) : occupational name for a maker of straps and belts, from Middle High German gurtel ‘belt’ (specifically a leather belt with brass fittings, from which a purse would be hung).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. It has the form of a habitational name, possibly of Norman origin, but no source has been identified.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Brass
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant of Bracewell.
Boy/Male
Irish Celtic
War.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval personal name Masselin. This originated as an Old French pet form of Germanic names with the first element mathal ‘speech’, ‘counsel’. However, it was later used as a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace. A feminine form, Mazelina, was probably originally a pet form of Matilda.English and French : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden bowls, from Middle English, Old French maselin ‘bowl or goblet of maple wood’ (a diminutive of Old French masere ‘maple wood’, of Germanic origin). In some cases it may derive from the homonymous dialect terms maslin, one of which means ‘brass’ (Old English mæslen, mæstling), the other ‘mixed grain’ (Old French mesteillon).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Brass
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Latin Blasius, BRAS means "talks with a lisp."Â
Surname or Lastname
French
French : according to Morlet, an occupational name for a cook, from an agent derivative of braise ‘embers’.English : variant spelling of Brazier.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Possibly a variant of Brassington.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Messenger.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a brazier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German messinc ‘brass’, German Messing, from Greek mossynoikos (khalkos) ‘Mossynoecan bronze’, named after the people of northeastern Asia Minor who first produced the alloy.German : habitational name from Mössingen in Baden-Württemberg (Messingen in the local dialect), which is recorded as Masginga in 789, probably from the personal name Masco + ingen, suffix of relationship.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a worker in brass, from Old English bræsian ‘to cast in brass’ (a derivative of bræs ‘brass’).French : variant of Brasier.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a cooper or else a nickname for a rotund, fat man, from Middle English, Old French busse ‘cask’, ‘barrel’ (of unknown origin). The word was also used in Middle English for a type of ship, and the surname may perhaps have been given to someone who sailed in one. The byname seems to occur already in Domesday Book, where a Siward Buss, and a John and Richard Buss are recorded at Brasted in Kent.German and Swiss German : from a pet form of the personal name Burkhard (see Burkhart).Danish : variant of Buus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Brazelton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Brassington.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumberland)
English (Northumberland) : variant of Brace.North German (also Bräss) : nickname from Middle Low German brÄs ‘noise’, ‘pomp’, a related form of brÄsch (see Braasch).German : topographic name from Brass ‘broom’, ‘gorse’, a common name element in the Lower Rhine and Ruhr.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Derbyshire, which is probably named as ‘the settlement (Old English tūn) associated with a man named Brandsige’. Brandsige, composed of the elements brand ‘sword’ + sige ‘victory’, is not attested as an Old English personal name, but seems plausible.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a brewer, from Old French brasser ‘to brew’ (Late Latin braciare, a derivative of braces ‘malt’, of Gaulish origin).English : variant of Brazier.Of French (Huguenot) origin : Americanized form of Brasseur, assimilated to the English name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Latimer.English : occupational name for a worker in or maker of latten or brass, from Middle English latoun ‘brass’ (from Old French laton).
BRAS
BRAS
Boy/Male
Muslim
The best, The chosen
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : possibly a habitational name from a place named Hayston, examples of which are found in Strathclyde, Tayside, and Dyfed, or from Haystoun near Peebles in the Scottish Borders.Dutch : variant spelling of Hasten.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Bearer of Knowledge
Male
English
Pet form of English Rudolph, RUDY means "famous wolf."
Female
English
Variant spelling of French Diane, DIANNE means "divine, heavenly."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Growth, Increase, Excess
Male
English
English unisex name BRETT means, "a Breton."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Strong
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian and Slovene form of Greek Rhebekka, REBEKA means "ensnarer."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Cloud
BRAS
BRAS
BRAS
BRAS
BRAS
n.
Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass.
n.
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.
n.
Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.
n.
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.
n.
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.
a.
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.
n.
An arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flying.
n.
A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet.
n.
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.
a.
Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.
n.
A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves, -- much cultivated for winter use.
v. t.
The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself.
n.
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.
n.
See Brassart.
n.
A powerful instrument of brass, curved somewhat like the Roman buccina, or tuba.
n.
Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze.
pl.
of Brass
n.
The state, condition, or quality of being brassy.
n.
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.