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Alloy of copper and zinc
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve different colours and mechanical, electrical, acoustic, and chemical
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Look up brass monkey in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Brass monkey may refer to: Brass Monkey (band), an English folk band formed in 1982 Brass Monkey
Brass_monkey
Italian film director
Giovanni "Tinto" Brass (born 26 March 1933) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. In the 1960s and 1970s, he directed many critically acclaimed
Tinto_Brass
American musician (born 1935)
the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (sometimes called Herb Alpert and the TJB or Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass) in the 1960s. During the same decade
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Class of musical instruments
A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of
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Look up brass or bräss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Brass is a metal alloy of copper and zinc. Brass may also refer to: Brass, brass instruments
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Infrastructure related to metallurgy
A brass mill is a mill which processes brass. Brass mills are common in England; many date from long before the Industrial Revolution. Examples of brass
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Weapon used in hand-to-hand combat
Brass knuckles (also referred to as brass knucks, knuckledusters, iron fists and paperweights, among other names) are melee weapons used primarily in
Brass_knuckles
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Look up brass tacks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Brass Tacks or brass tacks may refer to: Brass Tacks (UK TV programme), a 1977–1988 British documentary
Brass_Tacks
British academic, lecturer, and editor
Tom Brass is an academic who has written widely on peasant studies. For many years he was at the University of Cambridge as an affiliated lecturer in
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1961 studio album by John Coltrane
Africa/Brass is a studio album by the jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane. It was released on September 1, 1961 through Impulse! Records. Coltrane's
Africa/Brass
Politician in 18th century England
Brass Crosby (8 May 1725 – 1793) was an English radical lawyer, Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of London. Brass Crosby was born in 1725 the son of
Brass_Crosby
The Dallas Brass is an American brass quintet started by Michael Levine in 1983. Its repertoire contains patriotic music, classical, and romantic, among
Dallas_Brass
American political scientist (1936–2022)
Paul Richard Brass (November 8, 1936 – May 31, 2022) was an American political scientist known for his research on the politics of India. He was professor
Paul_Brass
1979 single by the Pretenders
"Brass in Pocket", also known as "Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)", is a song by English rock band the Pretenders, released in late 1979 as the third single
Brass_in_Pocket
Type of paper fastener
A brass fastener, butterfly clips, brad, paper fastener or split pin is a stationery item used for securing multiple sheets of paper together. A patent
Brass_fastener
Community in Nigeria
Twon-Brass, previously known simply as Brass or Brasstown, is a Nembe speaking community on Brass Island in the Nun River estuary of Southern Bayelsa State
Twon-Brass
British TV series
Brass Eye is a British satirical television series parodying current affairs news programming. A series of six episodes aired on Channel 4 in 1997, followed
Brass_Eye
Musical collective
Brass Against is an American cover band that creates brass-inflected cover versions of rock songs. The collective chooses politically charged songs and
Brass_Against
Small grabbable ring that a dispenser presents to a carousel rider
A brass ring is a small, grabbable ring that a dispenser presents to a carousel rider during the course of a ride. These dispensers are filled with a
Brass_ring
2012 American film
The Brass Teapot is a 2012 American fantasy comedy film directed by Ramaa Mosley. The movie's script was written by Tim Macy, who also wrote the short
The_Brass_Teapot
Musical ensemble consisting of brass instruments
A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting primarily of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles that include brass
Brass_band
Device to catch ejected bullet casings
A brass catcher (also brass trap) is a device designed to capture cartridge casings, often made of brass, as they are ejected from a firearm. Various designs
Brass_catcher
Type of fastener
on a wall or noticeboard. Thumb tacks made of brass, tin or iron may be referred to as brass tacks, brass pins, tin tacks or iron tacks, respectively.
Drawing_pin
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The Brass Bottle may refer to: The Brass Bottle (novel), a 1900 novel by Thomas Anstey Guthrie under the pen name F. Anstey. It had three film adaptations:
The_Brass_Bottle
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City of Brass may refer to: "The City of Brass" (One Thousand and One Nights), one of the stories of the One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights) "City
City_of_Brass
American funk group
Brass Construction was an American funk group formed in Brooklyn, New York, United States, in 1968. They were originally known as Dynamic Soul, and went
Brass_Construction
Brass instrument
The tuba (Latin, "trumpet"; UK: /ˈtjuːbə/; US: /ˈtuːbə/) is a large brass instrument in the bass-to-contrabass range. It is a member of the valved bugles
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Scottish demographer (1921–1999)
William Brass CBE FBA (5 September 1921 – 11 November 1999) was a Scottish demographer. He developed indirect methods for estimating mortality and fertility
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1919 book by Upton Sinclair
The Brass Check is a muckraking exposé of American journalism by Upton Sinclair published in 1919. It focuses mainly on newspapers and the Associated
The_Brass_Check
British Standard Brass or British Brass Thread is an imperial unit based screw thread. It adopts the Whitworth thread form with a pitch of 26 threads per
British_Standard_Brass
British craft of reproducing the images of commemorative brass plaques onto paper
Brass rubbing was originally a largely British enthusiasm for reproducing onto paper monumental brasses – commemorative brass plaques found in churches
Brass_rubbing
Group of brass instruments in an ensemble
The brass section of the orchestra, concert band, and jazz ensemble consist of brass instruments, and is one of the main sections in all three ensembles
Brass_section
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Brass buttons may refer to: A Yorkshire idiom, meaning someone has no money, i.e. "And pay with what? Brass buttons"? Cotula coronopifolia, a small marsh
Brass_buttons
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Low brass may refer to: Low brass, a copper-zinc alloy Low brass, a categorization of brass instruments Shotgun shells using a short brass cup. This disambiguation
Low_brass
Colloquial expression for cold weather
"Cold enough to freeze the balls off (or on) a brass monkey" is a colloquial expression used by some English speakers to describe extremely cold weather
Brass_monkey_(colloquialism)
The NWA Brass Knuckles Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance, contested for in hardcore
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship
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Poonawalla, founder of the weblog City of Brass and cofounder (with Shahed Amanullah) of the Brass Crescent Awards, the Brass Crescent "is forging a new synthesis
Brass_Crescent
American tattoo artist (born 1972)
Darren Brass is an American tattoo artist and television personality. He was featured in the reality television show Miami Ink. Darren Brass cites Chris
Darren_Brass
Type of musical ensemble
Groes Wen - The Trefor Brass Band Groes-wen - A track by The Trefor Brass Band. From the 1997 album Seindorf Trefor (The Trefor Brass Band From Wales) Problems
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Pre-assembled firearm ammunition
popular material used to make cartridge cases is brass due to its good corrosion resistance. The head of a brass case can be work hardened to withstand high
Cartridge_(firearms)
1996 British film by Mark Herman
Brassed Off is a 1996 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Herman and starring Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald and Ewan McGregor
Brassed_Off
American actress
Steffani Anne Brass Vaughn (born February 16, 1992) is an American actress. Brass was born in Woodland Hills, California. She is the youngest of four
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Surname list
Brasser is a Dutch and German occupational surname. "Brasser" in Middle Dutch meant "brewer" (as well as "boozer"), while the modern meaning is limited
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Place in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Brass is a Local Government Area in Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Twon-Brass on Brass Island along the coast, it
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Family of musical wind instruments
materials include brass, silver, cane, and other metals such as gold and platinum. The saxophone, for example, though made of brass, is considered a woodwind
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Chamber music ensemble
Canadian Brass is a Canadian brass quintet formed in 1970 in Toronto, Ontario, by Charles Daellenbach (tuba) and Gene Watts (trombone), with horn player
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German composer
Nikolaus Brass (born 25 October 1949) is a German composer. Born in Lindau (Bodensee), Brass began composing early. After graduating from high school
Nikolaus_Brass
German Brass is a professional brass ensemble, founded in 1974 as a brass quintet. Until 1983 the ensemble performed under the names Deutsches Blechbläserquintett
German_Brass
Scale models
Brass models are scale models typically of railroad equipment, bridges and occasionally of buildings, made from brass or similar alloys. Although die-cast
Brass_model
2017 novel by S.A. Chakraborty
The City of Brass is a fantasy novel inspired by Middle Eastern folklore written by American author S. A. Chakraborty. It is the first of The Daevabad
The_City_of_Brass_(novel)
1968 studio album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
The Beat of the Brass is the tenth album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, released in 1968. It was the last album by the Tijuana Brass to be released
The_Beat_of_the_Brass
American jazz musical ensemble
Brass Fever was an American jazz musical ensemble, which recorded two albums for Impulse! Records. Consisting of both session musicians and leaders such
Brass_Fever
Type of brass
Calamine brass is brass produced by a particular alloying technique using the zinc ore calamine directly, rather than first refining it to metallic zinc
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Austrian brass septet
Mnozil Brass is an Austrian brass septet. They play classical, jazz and other styles of music using traditional brass instruments and more unusual instruments
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Music school in Rio de Janeiro
Favela Brass is a free music school in the Pereirão favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was set up by Englishman Tom Ashe in 2013 and drew international
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British brass band
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band is a British brass band formed in 1881. The band is based in Brighouse, in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.
Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band
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American author, journalist, playwright and essayist (born 1947)
Perry Brass (born September 15, 1947) is an American author, journalist, playwright and essayist. He was an active member of the Gay Liberation Front
Perry_Brass
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High brass may refer to: High brass, a categorization of brass instruments a firearms term for a shotgun shell for more powerful loads This disambiguation
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British musical collaboration
Acid Brass is a musical collaboration between Turner-Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller and the Williams Fairey Brass Band. The project is based on fusing
Acid_Brass
Inactive brass manufacturing company
The American Brass Company was an American brass manufacturing company based in Connecticut and active from 1893 to 1960. The company's predecessors were
American_Brass_Company
1999 British film
A Room for Romeo Brass is a 1999 British teen comedy-drama film directed by Shane Meadows, who also co-wrote the film with Paul Fraser. The film was mainly
A_Room_for_Romeo_Brass
2005 science fiction novel by Neal Asher
Brass Man is a 2005 science fiction novel by Neal Asher. It is the sequel to Gridlinked and set in the same future as The Skinner. The plot centers around
Brass_Man
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Look up bold as brass in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bold as Brass may refer to: A phrase, meaning very bold or impudent, popularly said to have
Bold_as_Brass
1959 studio album by Art Farmer
Brass Shout is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer, featuring a brass ensemble arranged and conducted by Benny Golson. Recorded in 1959, the album was originally
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Sounding Brass or sounding brass can refer to: Sounding Brass (radio show), a pioneer phone-in programme on BBC Radio 2 in which a live brass band played
Sounding_brass
Australian term
Brass razoo is an Australian phrase that was first recorded in soldiers' slang in World War I. It is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "a non-existent
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1969 studio album by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
The Brass Are Comin' is a 1969 album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, the group's 13th release and its last album before disbanding in December 1969
The_Brass_Are_Comin'
American politician and engineer
Kendricks "Ken" Brass is an American politician and engineer, serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 58th district. He
Ken_Brass
Decorative brass plaque for horse harness gear
A horse brass is a brass plaque used for the decoration of horse harness gear, especially for shire and parade horses. They became especially popular in
Horse_brass
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Hollywood Brass may refer to: An episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 5) An orchestra formed by Jerry Fielding This disambiguation page lists
Hollywood_Brass
Musical ensemble
A brass quintet is a five-piece musical ensemble composed of brass instruments. The instrumentation for a brass quintet typically includes two trumpets
Brass_quintet
1978 American war film by John Hough
Brass Target is a 1978 American suspense war film based on the 1974 novel The Algonquin Project by Frederick Nolan. The film was produced by Berle Adams
Brass_Target
Brass Tablature is a rather rare form of music notation that applies to all brass instruments, but is most commonly found written for trumpet.[citation
Brass_tablature
Populated place in Warren County, New Jersey, US
New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Brass Castle had a population of 1,536. Brass Castle is named for Jacob Brass, an early settler of the area. According
Brass_Castle,_New_Jersey
American politician
Matthew Freeman Brass (born January 19, 1978) is an American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 28th district since 2017.
Matt_Brass
2008 novel by Michael Connelly
The Brass Verdict is the 19th novel by American author Michael Connelly and features the second appearance of Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Michael
The_Brass_Verdict
Fictional character by Charles Dickens
Sampson Brass is a fictional character in the 1841 novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. He is a corrupt attorney who affects feeling for his
Sampson_Brass
Brass Sun is a work of steampunk science fantasy. It was created by writer Ian Edginton and artist I. N. J. Culbard and is published in the British comics
Brass_Sun
River in Africa
The Brass River is one of the branches of the Nun River, which in turn is a branch of the Niger River, in the Niger Delta in Nigeria. In the 19th century
Brass_River
1923 film by Sidney Franklin
Brass is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was directed by Sidney A. Franklin. This movie stars Monte
Brass_(film)
Multiracial ethnic group in the United States
The Brass Ankles of South Carolina, sometimes referred to as Croatan, lived in the swamp areas of Goose Creek, South Carolina and Holly Hill, South Carolina
Brass_Ankles
American popular music group of the 1960s
The Brass Ring was a group of American studio musicians led by saxophonist and arranger Phil Bodner. The band was based in New York City and was stylistically
The_Brass_Ring
English footballer (born 1975)
Christopher Paul Brass (born 24 July 1975) is an English football manager and former professional player who works in a senior recruitment role at Premier
Chris_Brass
American brass band from New Orleans, Louisiana
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is an American brass band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The ensemble was established in 1977, by Benny Jones and members
Dirty_Dozen_Brass_Band
The Brass Band were an American musical comedy troupe, based in San Francisco, who won the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 1984. They comprised five members
The_Brass_Band
Australian dual-code rugby international footballer
John Brass (born 7 October 1946) is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer – a dual-code international. He made twelve international
John_Brass
2008 studio album by Nelly
Brass Knuckles is the fifth studio album by American rapper Nelly. It was released on September 16, 2008, through Derrty Entertainment and Universal Motown
Brass_Knuckles_(album)
Economic strategy game
Brass is a board game set in Lancashire, England during the Industrial Revolution. It was developed by Martin Wallace. The goal of the game is accrue
Brass_(board_game)
Island in Nigeria
Brass Island is an island in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. It is the site of Twon-Brass, the head of the Brass, Nigeria local government area in southern
Brass_Island
2015 studio album by British Sea Power
Sea of Brass is a 2015 release by Sea Power (at the time known as "British Sea Power"), featuring a selection of songs from earlier releases re-recorded
Sea_of_Brass
The Tuxedo Brass Band, sometimes called the Original Tuxedo Brass Band, was one of the most highly regarded brass bands of New Orleans, Louisiana in the
Tuxedo_Brass_Band
Cocktail
Brass Monkey was a brand of premixed cocktails produced by the Heublein Company. As with many lesser-known cocktails named after colloquial expressions
Brass_Monkey_(cocktail)
Pakistani TV series or programme
BrassTacks was[clarification needed] a Pakistani weekly defense and strategic political program, hosted by security analyst Zaid Hamid and telecast by
Brass Tacks (Pakistani TV program)
Brass_Tacks_(Pakistani_TV_program)
Brass quintet
Russian Brass (1977) Baroque Brass (1977) Empire Brass Quintet and Friends - American Brass Band Journal (1978) Renaissance Brass (1979) Broadway Brass (1980)
Empire_Brass
Alloy of copper, tin, and zinc
Gunmetal, also known as red brass in the United States, is a type of bronze – an alloy of copper, tin, and zinc. Proportions vary, but 88% copper, 8–10%
Gunmetal
Budithi bell and brass craft are the products made out of alloy like brass at Budithi, a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra
Budithi_bell_and_brass_craft
New Orleans jazz band
To Be Continued Brass Band, or TBC Brass Band, is a brass band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The TBC Brass Band was formed in 2002 by young men who
To_Be_Continued_Brass_Band
British academic
M. Brass is a professor of bioinformatics at the University of Manchester in the Department of Computer Science and Faculty of Life Sciences. Brass was
Andy_Brass
Shiny alloy of copper, nickel, and zinc
Nickel silver, maillechort, German silver, argentan, new silver, nickel brass, albata, or alpacca is a cupronickel (copper with nickel) alloy with the
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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.
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Greek
Mouth of brass.
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Biblical
Made of brass.
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Mouth of brass.
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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.
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English
English : unexplained. Possibly a variant of Brassington.
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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).
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Biblical
A trifling thing of brass.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Hindu
Brass
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Greek Hebrew
Mouth of brass.
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English
English : variant spelling of Brassington.
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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).
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English
English : unexplained. It has the form of a habitational name, possibly of Norman origin, but no source has been identified.
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Tamil
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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.
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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.
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