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brassbound

brassbound adjective: bound with brass.

Adjective

brassbound (not comparable)

  1. Bound with brass.
    • Le Vieux Monde has such rarities as a brassbound mahogany lady's writing box with a secret compartment[…]1973 November 12, New York Magazine, volume 6, number 46, page 87

Origin of brassbound

From brass + bound.

Words formed from brassbound

Questions about brassbound

What does brassbound mean?
Brassbound means bound with brass.
What part of speech is brassbound?
Brassbound is an adjective.

Words near brassbound in the dictionary

  1. brassards
  2. brassart
  3. brassarts
  4. brassboard
  5. brassboards
  6. brassbound
  7. brassbounder
  8. brassbounders
  9. brasse
  10. brassed
  11. brassed it out

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