Made+of+brass

  • 101latten brass — Latten Lat ten, n. [OE. latoun, laton, OF. laton, F. laiton, prob. fr. OF. late lath, F. latte; because made in thin plates; cf. It. latta a sheet of tinned iron, tin plate. F. latte is of German origin. See {Lath} a thin board.] [1913 Webster] 1 …

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  • 102Pitch of brass instruments — The following is a comparison table of the pitch of the common brass instruments in descending order of pitch. Whereas it is usually quite easy to determine whether an instrument is pitched in, say, F or B♭ or E♭, it is not always obvious which… …

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  • 103horse brass — a brass ornament, originally intended for the harness of a horse. * * * ▪ decoration       decorative metal plaque fitted to the martingale, a set of straps attached to saddle and bridle that serve to steady a horse s head or check its upward… …

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  • 104Lions Youth Brass Band — The Lions Youth Brass Band is a youth band based in Sandbach, England. Founded in 1988, the band is named after several Lions Clubs in the region that have sponsored it since its founding. The organization contains three bands for players of… …

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  • 105Sounding Brass — was a pioneer phone in programme presented by Gloria Hunniford on BBC Radio 2. [ [http://www.blurtit.com/q396756.html] Blurtit website. URL accessed January 2, 2008.] Listeners were invited to choose a Christmas carol or hymn while a Salvation… …

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  • 106K2 Brass Monkey — The K2 Brass Monkey is a K2 bike that started production in 2000 and stopped in 2002. It was part of K2 s monkey line, such as; Flyin Monkey, Bumpy Monkey, Disco Monkey and the Funky Monkey, and was designed as a freeride bike for hardcore trail… …

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  • 107The Brass Bottle — Infobox Film name = The Brass Bottle image size = caption = director = Harry Keller producer = Robert Arthur writer = F. Anstey (novel) Oscar Brodney narrator = starring = Tony Randall Burl Ives Barbara Eden music = cinematography = editing =… …

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  • 108White brass — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …

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  • 109where there's muck there's brass — Meaning Where there are dirty jobs to be done there is money to be made. Origin Originated in Yorkshire, England where brass is a slang term for money. Hardly used nowadays, although writers sometimes call on it when they want to establish a… …

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  • 110care a brass farthing — • give a hang • care a brass farthing • care a button • care a damn • care a farthing • care a fig • care a hang • care a hoot • care a pin • care a rap • care a straw • care a whistle • care two pins about (from Idioms in Speech) in negative: to …

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