brassbound

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bras′bound′, bräs′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
brass•bound  (bras′bound′, bräs′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having a frame or reinforcements strengthened or made rigid by brass, bronze, etc., as a trunk or chest.
  2. rigid;
    inflexible:brassbound regulations.
  3. impudent;
    brazen:brassbound presumption.
  • brass + -bound1 1900–05


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