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Brass tacks — is an object used in the popular expression get down to brass tacks .The expression usually means clearing out confusing details and finding out the real facts about something. The etymology of the expression is unclear. It may have roots in the… … Wikipedia
Brass Monkey (band) — Brass Monkey are an English folk band from the 1980s, who reunited in the late 1990s. They were innovative in their use of a brass section which was atypical for English folk music.The band originally consisted of Martin Carthy (vocals, guitar,… … Wikipedia
Brass instrument — A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator. They are also called labrosones , literally meaning lip vibrated instruments (Baines, 1993).There are two… … Wikipedia
Brass — For other uses, see Brass (disambiguation). Brass die, along with zinc and copper samples. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.[1] In … Wikipedia
Brass Castle, New Jersey — Infobox Settlement official name = Brass Castle, New Jersey settlement type = CDP nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Map of Brass Castle CDP in Warren County… … Wikipedia
brass — /bras / (say brahs) noun 1. a durable, malleable, and ductile yellow alloy, consisting essentially of copper and zinc. 2. a utensil, ornament, or other article made of brass. 3. Machinery a bearing, bush, or the like. 4. the group of musical… …
Family of Humfrey of Xanth — For more characters of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, see List of Xanth characters. The magician Humfrey has the largest known extended family in Xanth. Characters from nearly the beginning of Xanth to many in current day Xanth are included… … Wikipedia
Brass's Friarbird — Taxobox name = Brass s Friarbird status = NT | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Meliphagidae genus = Philemon species = P. brassi binomial = Philemon brassi binomial… … Wikipedia
Brass — This is a very old surname and quite rare considering its long life. It is almost certainly locational deriving either from the village of Brace in Shropshire as in the first recording below, or from the now lost hamlets with the same meaning. It … Surnames reference
Distin family — Distin redirects here. For the French footballer, see Sylvain Distin. The Distin family was a family of British Musicians in the 19th century who performed on saxhorns and were influential in the evolution of brass instruments in then popular… … Wikipedia
