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
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
H. B. can braze the ends of his brass plate to make a cylinder of it.
In case it is necessary to braze on the inside of a tube or any deep recess, the spelter may be placed on a flat rod long enough to reach to the farthest point.
From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)
"And you can wind the breech with wire, and braze it on; can't you?" persisted Tom.
From Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
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