KJV Dictionary Definition: brass

brass

BR'ASS, n.

1. An alloy of copper and zink,of a yellow color; usually containing about one third of its weight of zink, but the proportions are variable. The best brass is made by cementation of calamine or the oxyd of zink with granulated copper.

2. Impudence; a brazen face.

brasse

BR'ASSE,n. The pale spotted perch,with two long teeth on each side; the lucio-perca.