brass
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It features “a brass barrel and decorative lockplate, with an additional flourish of silver-wire inlay in a shell pattern.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
A brass band performed in Brooklyn’s Park Slope.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026
Several bands also took part, some with brass instruments, some playing Latin rhythms, people chanting slogans and dancing along as the demonstration followed a long loop through the northern half the city.
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
"We absolutely need that as we're mocking things up, but then you come here and you have the best brass players in the world... It's mind-blowing."
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
He knelt down and unbuttoned the brass buttons of the green coat.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
Vocabulary lists containing brass
Musical Instruments - Introductory
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Musical Instruments - Middle School
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Musical Instruments - High School
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