solid brass

collocation in English

meaningsofsolidandbrass

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solid
adjective
uk
/ˈsɒl.ɪd/us
/ˈsɑː.lɪd/
hard or firm, keeping a ...
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brass
noun
uk
/brɑːs/us
/bræs/
a bright yellow metal made from copper ...
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(Definition ofsolidandbrassfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Spinning tools can be made of hardened steel for using with aluminium orsolidbrassfor spinning stainless steel or mild steel.
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Quality agraffes are usually made ofsolidbrassbut can be painted or electroplated.
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The second infantry line, however, wore a lighter coat of mail rather than asolidbrassbreastplate.
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As noted previously, paper shells used to be common, and are still made, as aresolidbrassshells.
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It consisted of large scale, machined,solidbrasssuspended sculptures, sound and moving image.
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To decide if a finish issolidbrassput a magnet on the furniture and if it clings, it issolidbrass.
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The rivets are made by cutting and pointing appropriately sized bars ofsolidbrass.
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This version has asolidbrassor bronze centre, soldered into place by a layer of the low-melting-point alloy.
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The hardware issolidbrass.
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Solidbrassis both pricey and rare.
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The combination of several heavy varieties of wood, plussolidbrassbinding and hardware results in an unusually heavy instrument that tips the scales at 13 pounds.
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