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Brassage :: Brassage (n.) A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; -- now called seigniorage.

Ophicleide :: Ophicleide (n.) A large brass wind instrument, formerly used in the orchestra and in military bands, having a loud tone, deep pitch, and a compass of three octaves; -- now generally supplanted by bass and contrabass tubas..

Zinc :: Zinc (n.) An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting, coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass, britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9..

Nill :: Nill (n.) Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.

Charlock :: Charlock (n.) A cruciferous plant (Brassica sinapistrum) with yellow flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields. Called also chardock, chardlock, chedlock, and kedlock..

Nehushtan :: Nehushtan (n.) A thing of brass; -- the name under which the Israelites worshiped the brazen serpent made by Moses.

Foil :: Foil (n.) A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil..

Savoy :: Savoy (n.) A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves, -- much cultivated for winter use..

Brassicaceous :: Brassicaceous (a.) Related to, or resembling, the cabbage, or plants of the Cabbage family..

Tombac :: Tombac (n.) An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also German, / Dutch, brass. It is very malleable and ductile, and when beaten into thin leaves is sometimes called Dutch metal. The addition of arsenic makes white tombac..

Leyden Phial :: Leyden phial () A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland..

Mustard :: Mustard (n.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard (B. alba), black mustard (B. Nigra), wild mustard or charlock (B. Sinapistrum)..

Mitre :: Mitre (v. t.) To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle..

Bracer :: Bracer (n.) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string; also, a brassart..

Galley :: Galley (n.) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc..

Alchemy :: Alchemy (n.) A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet..

Mestling :: Mestling (n.) A kind of brass. See Maslin.

Brassy :: Brassy (a.) Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass..

Sinalbin :: Sinalbin (n.) A glucoside found in the seeds of white mustard (Brassica alba, formerly Sinapis alba), and extracted as a white crystalline substance..

Brass :: Brass (n.) Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass..

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