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Brasso|ˈbrɑːsəʊ, -æ-|
[f. brass n.]
The proprietary name of a preparation for polishing brass and other metals.
1905Trade Marks Jrnl. 24 May 670 Brasso... Preparations for polishing Metals and other articles, included in Class 50. Reckitt and Sons, Limited,..Yorkshire; Manufacturers. 1925Glasgow Herald 24 Mar. 8 A tin of Brasso, oily rag. 1936C. Day Lewis Friendly Tree iii, Anna had once seen a duck dive its head and emerge with the top of a Brasso tin in its beak and swallow it. 1942A. L. Rowse Cornish Childhood 83 Friday..was the day on which the scales and weights in the shop were cleaned: whether it was..the smell of the brasso, I don't know, but I disliked Friday. |