Definition of Brazin
Bra"zen (&?;), a. [OE. brasen, AS.
bræsen. See Brass.] 1. Pertaining
to, made of, or resembling, brass.
2. Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding
brass.
3. Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front
like brass; as, a brazen countenance.
Brazen age. (a) (Myth.) The
age of war and lawlessness which succeeded the silver age.
(b) (Archæol.) See under
Bronze. -- Brazen sea (Jewish Antiq.),
a large laver of brass, placed in Solomon's temple for the use of the
priests.
Bra"zen, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Brazened (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n.
Brazening.] To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to
brazen the matter through.
Sabina brazened it out before Mrs. Wygram, but
inwardly she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.
W. Black.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Pertaining to, made of or resembling brass.
- Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.
- Impudent, immodest or shameless.
- To carry through in a brazen manner. Generally used with out or through.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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