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brasswork

brasswork noun: work or ornamentation made of brass.

Noun

brasswork (uncountable)

  1. Work or ornamentation made of brass.
    • The brasswork here, how rich it is in beams, / And how, besides, it makes the whole house sound.1614–1615, Homer, “(please specify the book number)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., Homer’s Odysses. […], London: […] Rich[ard] Field [and William Jaggard], for Nathaniell Butter, published 1615...
    • The locomotive had been magnificently burnished at Norwich depot, with polished brasswork and red-painted coupling rods—all the more creditable, Dr. Allen adds, as it spent many months last winter in open store.1960 March, “Notes and News: Two Scenes from Norfolk”, in Railway Magazine, page 214

Origin of brasswork

From brass + -work.

Questions about brasswork

What does brasswork mean?
Brasswork means work or ornamentation made of brass.
What part of speech is brasswork?
Brasswork is a noun.

Words near brasswork in the dictionary

  1. Brasstown
  2. brassware
  3. brasswares
  4. brasswind
  5. brasswinds
  6. brasswork
  7. brassworker
  8. brassworkers
  9. brassworking
  10. brassworks
  11. brassy

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