brass rubbing

brass rubbing
brass rubbing noun
1. The process of copying the design on a church memorial brass, etc onto paper by laying the paper over the brass and rubbing it with coloured wax, chalk, etc
2. The copy so obtained
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Main Entry: ↑brass

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ˈbrass rubbing [brass rubbing] noun uncountable, countable
the art of rubbing a soft pencil or ↑chalk on a piece of paper placed over a ↑brass in a church; the pattern you get by doing this
 
Culture:
Brasses are large flat pieces of decorated brass which have been put in the walls and floors of churches in memory of dead people. Most brasses were put into churches from the 13th century to the 17th century, and usually have designs cut into them representing the dead person. People make their own copies by covering the brass with paper and rubbing the paper with coloured chalk or wax.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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