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brass rubbing

brass rub·bing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bras, brahs ruhb-ing]
    • /bræs, brɑs ˈrʌb ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bras, brahs ruhb-ing]
    • /bræs, brɑs ˈrʌb ɪŋ/

Definitions of brass rubbing words

  • countable noun brass rubbing A brass rubbing is a picture made by placing a piece of paper over a brass plate that has writing or a picture on it, and rubbing it with a wax crayon. 3
  • noun brass rubbing the taking of an impression of an engraved brass tablet or plaque by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing the paper with graphite, heelball, or chalk 3
  • noun brass rubbing an impression made in this way 3
  • noun brass rubbing an antiquarian's technique for copying designs from incised brass memorial slabs and the like. 1
  • noun brass rubbing a copy made by brass-rubbing. Compare rubbing (def 2). 1
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Origin of brass rubbing

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Brass rubbing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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brass rubbing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

brass rubbing usage trend in Literature

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