brazen

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bra·zen / ˈbrāzən/ • adj. 1. bold and without shame: he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance a brazen hussy!2. chiefly poetic/lit. made of brass. ∎  harsh in sound: the music's brazen chords.DERIVATIVES: bra·zen·ly adv.bra·zen·ness n.

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brazen

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brazen made of brass. OE. bræsen, f. bræs BRASS; see -EN3.
Hence brazen vb. face impudently. XVI.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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