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2. To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise.

Heard ye the din of battle bray? Gray.

Bray, v. t. To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound.

Arms on armor clashing, brayed Horrible discord. MIlton.

And varying notes the war pipes brayed. Sir W. Scott.

Bray, n. The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound.

The bray and roar of multitudinous London. Jerrold.

Bray, n. [OE. braye, brey, brew, eyebrow, brow of a hill, hill, bank, Scot. bra, brae, bray, fr. AS. br&?;w eyebrow, influenced by the allied Icel. br&?; eyebrow, bank, also akin to AS. br&?; yebrow. See Brow.] A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling. [North of Eng. & Scot.] Fairfax.

Bray"er (&?;), n. An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing.

Bray"er, n. One that brays like an ass. Pope.

Bray"ing, a. Making a harsh noise; blaring. "Braying trumpets." Shak.

Braze (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brazed (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Brazing.] [F. braser to solder, fr. Icel. brasa to harden by fire. Cf. Brass.] 1. To solder with hard solder, esp. with an alloy of copper and zinc; as, to braze the seams of a copper pipe.

2. To harden. "Now I am brazes to it." Shak.

Braze (&?;), v. t. [AS. bræsian, fr. bræs brass. See Brass.] To cover or ornament with brass. Chapman.

Bra"zen (&?;), a. [OE. brasen, AS. bræsen. See Brass.] 1. Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.

2. Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass.

3. Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front like brass; as, a brazen countenance.

Brazen age. (a) (Myth.) The age of war and lawlessness which succeeded the silver age. (b) (Archæol.) See under Bronze. -- Brazen sea (Jewish Antiq.), a large laver of brass, placed in Solomon's temple for the use of the priests.

Bra"zen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brazened (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Brazening.] To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the matter through.

Sabina brazened it out before Mrs. Wygram, but inwardly she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect. W. Black.

Bra"zen-browed` (&?;), a. Shamelessly impudent. Sir T. Browne.

Bra"zen*face` (&?;), n. An impudent or shameless person. "Well said, brazenface; hold it out." Shak.

Bra"zen*faced` (&?;), a. Impudent; shameless.

Bra"zen*ly (&?;), adv. In a bold, impudent manner.

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Bra"zen*ness (br"z'n*ns), n. The quality or state of being brazen. Johnson.

Bra"zier (br"zhr), n. Same as Brasier.

||Braz`i*let"to (&?;), n. [Cf. Pg. & Sp. brasilete, It. brasiletto.] See Brazil wood.