Concept cluster: Music > Brass in various idioms
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Alternative form of bommie [(Australia) A bombora.]
adj
(idiomatic, humorous, Yorkshire) wealthy, having lots of cash.
n
(military, uncountable, used as a singular or plural noun, metonymically) High-ranking officers.
n
(anthropology, historical) A triracial isolate group that developed in colonial South Carolina.
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(slang) Shamelessness, cheek.
n
(idiomatic) An unwritten, uncodified barrier to promotion or progression for women in law enforcement or the military.
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(military, slang, metonymically) A high-ranking officer.
n
(Cockney rhyming slang) A prostitute.
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(idiomatic, UK, Ireland) Gall, shamelessness, cheek.
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(slang) A Morse code operator.
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(slang) A class ring bearing the image of a beaver, worn by graduates of MIT.
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(US) A prize or goal, often a chance to advance in one's career.
n
(countable) A copy so created.
v
(military, slang, transitive) To shell.
v
(idiomatic, UK, Ireland) To behave boldly or shamelessly.
adj
Bound with brass.
n
Alternative form of brassie [(golf, dated) A wooden-headed golf club with a brass base plate, similar to a modern two wood.]
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Alternative form of brass hat [(military, slang, metonymically) A high-ranking officer.]
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(golf, dated) A wooden-headed golf club with a brass base plate, similar to a modern two wood.
v
(transitive) To cover with brass, or as with brass.
n
(woodworking) A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works.
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Alternative form of bush balladry [bush ballads, collectively.]
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Synonym of camiknickers
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Clothing created by fashion designers.
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Alternative spelling of garrotter [someone who garrottes]
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A three-pointed decorative amulet, of bronze or jade, found throughout Southeast Asia
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Alternative spelling of mornynges
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(historical) The Japanese custom of blackening the teeth with a solution of iron filings and vinegar, especially popular between the Heian and Edo periods, from the 10th century until the late 19th century.
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A small marble of little worth in children's games.
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1814, September 4, The Examiner, volume 13, number 349, article French Fashions, page 573:
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A formal kimono worn by brides.

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