tr.v. brazed, braz·ing, braz·es 1. To make of or decorate with brass. 2. To make hard like brass. [Middle English brasen, from Old English brasian, from bræs, brass.] |
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tr.v. brazed, braz·ing, braz·es To solder (two pieces of metal) together using a hard solder with a high melting point. [Probably from French braser, from Old French, to burn, from brese, hot coal, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] brazer n. |
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