Definition of German or Dutch brass. Meaning of German or Dutch brass. Synonyms of German or Dutch brass

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Definition of German or Dutch brass

German or Dutch brass
Tombac Tom"bac, n. [Pg. tambaca,tambaque, fr. Malay tamb[=a]ga copper; cf. Skr. t[=a]mraka; cf. F. tombac.] (Metal.) An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also German, or Dutch, brass. It is very malleable and ductile, and when beaten into thin leaves is sometimes called Dutch metal. The addition of arsenic makes white tombac. [Written also tombak, and tambac.]

Meaning of German or Dutch brass from wikipedia

- Br****er is a Dutch and German occupational surname. "Br****er" in Middle Dutch meant "brewer" (as well as "boozer"), while the modern meaning is limited...
- Nickel silver, maillechort, German silver, argentan, new silver, nickel br****, albata, or alpacca is a copper alloy with nickel and often zinc. The usual...
- 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Br**** (sometimes called "Herb Alpert and the TJB") in the 1960s. During the same...
- the German Bundeswehr. Additionally, the German Air Defence Missile Group 61 (German: Flugabwehrraketengruppe 61) was integrated into the Dutch Joint...
- terms for the Germans. In English the demonym, or noun, is German. During the early Renaissance, "German" implied that the person spoke German as a native...
- "Don't You (Forget About Me)" – 4:20 "A Br**** Band in Africa" – 5:10 "Don't You (Forget About Me)" – 6:32 "A Br**** Band in African Chimes" – 9:22 "Don't...
- Art in bronze and br**** dates from remote antiquity. These important metals are alloys, bronze composed of copper and tin and br**** of copper and zinc...
- Dutch metal is a form of br****. The alloy typically consists of 85-88% copper and the remainder being zinc. It is also known by other names such as "Composition...
- as "Romanian" 6.5x53.5mmR or "Dutch 6.5" 6.5×53 mmR. It was also known as the .256 Mannlicher. In military service, Dutch M.95 rifles (6.5×53 mmR) cartridges...
- A fanfare orchestra (Dutch fanfareorkest, French harmonie-fanfare) is a type of br**** band consisting of the entire saxophone family, trumpets, trombones...