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.^[1]
• "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

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
• Brass, Saskatchewan, Canada

People with the surname Brass

• 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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