brazen

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms

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  Rhymes: -eɪzən

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brazen (comparative more brazen, superlative most brazen)

1. Impudent, immodest, or shameless.
2. Pertaining to, made of, or resembling brass.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 31.

     Brazen or rather copper swords seem to have been next introduced; these in process of time, workmen learned to harden by the addition of some other metal or mineral, which rendered them almost equal in temper to iron.

3. Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.

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• brazen age
• brazen sea

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• effrontery

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to brazen (third-person singular simple present brazens, present participle brazening, simple past and past participle brazened)

1. (transitive) To carry through in a brazen manner. Generally used with out or through.
   • W. Black.

     Sabina brazened it out before Mrs. Wygram, but inwardly she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.

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• brazen it out