Brass (disambiguation)
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Brass is a metal alloy of copper and zinc.
Brass may also refer to:
- Brass (board game), a board game set in England during the industrial revolution
- Brass, English slang term for money i.e. Brass in pocket; in an alternative context, also slang for prostitute
- "Brass", the metallic body of a cartridge case, usually made of brass
- Horse brass, a plaque used to decorate shire horses
- Monumental brass, commemorative plates laid down in British and European churches
- Very important officials; in particular, high-ranking Officer (armed forces)
- United States Army branch insignia
Arts and culture
- Brass instrument, a musical instrument where the sound is produced by the vibration of the player's lips
- Brass, a novel by Helen Walsh
- Brass (film), a 1923 silent film romance
- Brass (TV series), a 1980s British television series starring Timothy West
- Brass (album), an album by Minibosses
- Brass in Pocket, a song by The Pretenders, covered by several others including Suede
- "Brass Goggles", a song by Steam Powered Giraffe from their 2009 album Album One
Geography
- Brass, Nigeria, a local government area in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
- Twon-Brass, town in Nigeria, head of the Brass local government area
- Brass Island, island in Nigeria, site of Twon-Brass
People with the surname
- Chris Brass (born 1975), English footballer
- Daniel J. Brass (born ca 1948), American organizational theorist
- John Brass, rugby player
- John Brass (colliery manager)
- John Brass (writer)
- Jim Brass, a character on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Leonard John Brass (1900–1971), Australian botanist
- Steffani Brass (born 1992), American actress
- Tinto Brass (born 1933), Italian filmmaker
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