brass-rubbing

brass-rub·bing

B b

Transcription

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

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

Definitions of brass-rubbing word

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 70% 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.

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