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brass band ExamplesWord Origin noun Music.
- a band made up principally of brass wind instruments.
Origin of brass band First recorded in 1825–35 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for brass band Historical Examples of brass band
The day began with music by the brass-band, from the roof of the presidencia.
Frederick Starr
It isn’t safe, sir, to hunt Indians with an animal that carries a brass-band attachment.
Helen Cody Wetmore
The “brass-band” promoter, be it understood, is therefore not without honor in the Far West.
George Graham Rice
She referred to the Siskiyou brass-band, which was rehearsing the march from “Fatinitza” in an adjacent room in the building.
Owen Wister
During a brass-band contest a few days ago three members of the winning band were taken ill just after they had finished playing.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, July 28th, 1920
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British Dictionary definitions for brass band brass band noun
- See band 1 (def. 2)
Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 brass band in Culture brass band
A musical group composed of brass and percussion instruments. Sometimes called marching bands, brass bands often play at athletic events and military exercises and in parades.
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