| 单词 | corinthian brass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCorinthian brass The Old English bræs was, usually at least, an alloy of copper and tin (= bronze n.); in much later times the alloy of copper and zinc came gradually into general use, and became the ordinary ‘brass’ of England; though in reference to ancient times, and esp. to the nations of antiquity, ‘brass’ still meant the older alloy. When works of Greek and Roman antiquity in ‘brass’ began to be critically examined, and their material discriminated, the Italian word for ‘brass’ (bronzo, bronze) came into use to distinguish this ‘ancient brass’ from the current alloy. Corinthian brass: a reputed alloy of gold, silver, and copper.extracted from brassn.Corinthian brass Corinthian brass n. (also Corinithian bronze) [Latin Corinthium aes] an alloy, said to be of gold, silver, and copper, produced at Corinth, and much prized in ancient times as the material of costly ornaments. Also figurative (from the figurative sense of brass n.) effrontery or shamelessness, such as that attributed to the Corinthians. Hence also Corinthian = ‘brazen’.extracted from Corinthianadj.n.< as lemmas |
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