braze
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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to make of brass.
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to cover or ornament with or as if with brass.
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to make brasslike.
verb (used with object)
verb
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to decorate with, make like, or make of brass
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to make like brass, as in hardness
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
- brazer noun
Etymology
Origin of braze1
before 1000; Middle English brasen, Old English bræsian; brass
Origin of braze2
1575–85; < French braser to solder (MF), burn ( Old French ) < Germanic; compare Swedish brasa, Danish brase to roast; braise
Vocabulary lists containing braze
Example Sentences
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You don't braze it in liquid, so it's roasting it inside a pot that's covered, and then uncovering it to get some color on it.
From Salon • May 29, 2023
The concept is simple: Weld or braze a hook onto the back of a spoon blade, add a wire weedguard, and you�re in business.
From Time Magazine Archive
Brass tubing is more easily soldered, but not so good to braze, and generally not so strong as copper, other things being equal.
From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald
If you think he will be overpaid for his services, you may braze the duty of a schoolmaster, who is very much needed, to that of a ghostly adviser.
From Diary in America, Series One by Marryat, Frederick
H. B. can braze the ends of his brass plate to make a cylinder of it.
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