Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - brazen
Brazen
brazen
adj. & v. --adj. 1 (also brazen-faced) flagrant and shameless; insolent. 2 made of brass. 3 of or like brass, esp. in colour or sound. --v.tr. (foll. by out) face or undergo defiantly. Phrases and idioms brazen it out be defiantly unrepentant under censure. Derivatives brazenly adv. brazenness n. Etymology: OE br{aelig}sen f. br{aelig}s brass
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English brasen, from Old English bræsen, from bræs brass Date: before 12th century made of brass, 2. sounding harsh and loud like struck brass, of the color of polished brass, marked by contemptuous boldness , ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: circa 1555 to face with defiance or impudence ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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