BRASS

An Illustrated Encyclopaedic Medical Dictionary · 1891 · p. 3

n. Brags. A.-S., broes. Gr., xakxés. Lat., ws, Fr., laiton, cuivre jaune. Ger., Me ing. It.,rame. Sp., bronce. An alloy of zine and copper in the proportion of about 1 part of the former to 2 parts of the latter, bb 16.]