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Meanings of shiny brass in English

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Usage of shiny brass in English
1
The tie was held in place by a shiny brass USMC tie bar.
Transfer of power
2
Remember, child, a fool abandons friends, and gives up silver for shiny brass.
Wheel of Time [08]: The Path of Daggers
3
The front door was painted green now and it had a shiny brass knocker.
Peggy in Her Blue Frock
4
Maybe, since he didn't have the shiny brass one, that accounted for his expression.
Rogues
5
Then the outer doors parted at the shiny brass frame.
Deadly Heat
6
In the vestibule, she stretched up and pressed the shiny brass button marked JANITOR.
More Than Human
7
Then the Calico Clown banged together the shiny brass cymbals he held in his hands.
The Story of a White Rocking Horse
8
A uniform hung on a coat-hanger, navy blue with golden epaulettes and shiny brass buttons.
Voices
9
Pompous doormen in immense coats, shiny brass belts and buttons, waited in front of expensive salesrooms.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
10
It was a spectacular instrument, at least five feet long, all shiny brass wheels and cylinders.
Rakes and radishes
11
I was awed by its size and splendor, its soft carpets and shiny brass and mahogany.
The Light in the Clearing: A Tale of the North Country in the Ti...
12
On it stood a shiny brass kerosene lamp.
Her mother's hope
13
These were small affairs, filled with shiny brass kettles, or stone jars, and drawn by dogs.
Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates
14
The door of the little generator shed was held shut with a hook-and-eye of shiny brass.
Under the dome: a novel
15
It was a shiny brass star, much like the silver one that Ted carried in his wallet.
Ransom
16
No shiny brass knobs on the bedstead.
Outlander
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Shiny brass through the time
Shiny brass across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common