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brazen
English
Alternative forms
- brasen
Etymology
From Middle English brasen, from Old English bræsen (“brazen, of brass”); equivalent to brass +? -en (compare golden).
The word originally meant “of brass”; the figurative verb sense (as in brazen it out (“face impudently”)) dates from the 1550s (perhaps evoking the sense “face like brass, unmoving and not showing shame”), and the adjective sense “impudent” from the 1570s. Compare bold as brass.
Pronunciation
- enPR: br?z?n, IPA(key): /?b?e?z?n/
- Rhymes: -e?z?n
- Hyphenation: braz?en
Adjective
brazen (comparative more brazen, superlative most brazen)
- (archaic) Pertaining to, made of, or resembling brass (in color or strength).
- 1786, Francis Grose, Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army, from the Conquest to the Present Time, London: Printed for S. Hooper […], OCLC 745209064; republished as Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army, from the Conquest to the Present Time, volume II, new [2nd] edition with material additions and improvements, London: Printed for T[homas] Egerton, […]; & G. Kearsley, […], 1801, OCLC 435979550, page 262:
- Brazen or rather copper swords seem to have been next introduced; these in process of time, workmen learned to harden by the addition of some other metal or mineral, which rendered them almost equal in temper to iron.
- 1786, Francis Grose, Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army, from the Conquest to the Present Time, London: Printed for S. Hooper […], OCLC 745209064; republished as Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army, from the Conquest to the Present Time, volume II, new [2nd] edition with material additions and improvements, London: Printed for T[homas] Egerton, […]; & G. Kearsley, […], 1801, OCLC 435979550, page 262:
- Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.
- 1697, Virgil; John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. Translated into English Verse; […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 839376905; republished as The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. Translated into English Verse by Mr. Dryden. In Three Volumes, volume III, 5th edition, London: Printed by Jacob Tonson […], 1721, OCLC 181805247, book IX, page 822, lines 667–670:
- And now the Trumpets terribly from far, / With rattling Clangor, rouze the sleepy War. / The Souldiers Shouts succeed the Brazen Sounds, / And Heav'n, from Pole to Pole, the Noise rebounds.
- 1697, Virgil; John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. Translated into English Verse; […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 839376905; republished as The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. Translated into English Verse by Mr. Dryden. In Three Volumes, volume III, 5th edition, London: Printed by Jacob Tonson […], 1721, OCLC 181805247, book IX, page 822, lines 667–670:
- (archaic) Extremely strong; impenetrable; resolute.
- Shamelessly shocking and offensive; audacious; impudent; barefaced; immodest, unblushing. [from 1570s.]
Derived terms
- brazen age
- brazen bull
- brazenface
- brazen-faced
- brazen sea
- brazenly
- brazenness
Translations
See also
- effrontery
Verb
brazen (third-person singular simple present brazens, present participle brazening, simple past and past participle brazened)
- (intransitive) To turn a brass color.
- (transitive) Generally followed by out or through: to carry through in a brazen manner; to act boldly despite embarrassment, risk, etc. [from 1550s.]
Derived terms
- brazen it out
Translations
References
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pert
English
Etymology
Aphetic form of apert.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p?t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Adjective
pert (comparative perter, superlative pertest)
- (of a person) Attractive.
- (of a part of the body) Well-formed, shapely. [from 14th c.]
- Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. [from 16th c.]
- 1594, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 1, Scene 1:
- "Go Philostrate, Stirre vp the Athenian youth to merriments, Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth"
- 2001, Donald Spoto, Marilyn Monroe: The Biography, chapter 1, 11:
- He was instantly attracted to Gladys's pert, fey humor and her good nature.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 1, Scene 1:
- (now rare, especially of children or social inferiors) Cheeky, impertinent. [from 15th c.]
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 333:
- "You'll not be so pert when the Cornish seize you. They spit children like you and roast them on bonfires."
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 333:
- (obsolete) Open; evident; unhidden; apert. [14th-17th c.]
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Piers Plowman to this entry?)
- (obsolete) Clever.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:cheeky
Derived terms
- pertly
- pertness
Translations
Verb
pert (third-person singular simple present perts, present participle perting, simple past and past participle perted)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To behave with pertness.
Noun
pert (plural perts)
- (obsolete) An impudent person.
Anagrams
- 'terp, -pter, pret., terp
Hungarian
Etymology
per +? -t
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?p?rt]
- Hyphenation: pert
Noun
pert
- accusative singular of per
Ladin
Alternative forms
- part
Etymology
From Latin pars, partem.
Noun
pert f (plural pertes)
- part
Related terms
- partir
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *peret, from Late Latin paraver?dus.
Noun
pert n
- horse
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- p?ert
- p?ert
Descendants
- Dutch: paard, perd
- Afrikaans: perd
- ? Phuthi: ipere
- ? Sotho: pere
- ? English: prad
- Afrikaans: perd
- Limburgish: paerd
- West Flemish: peird
Further reading
- “pert”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “pert”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?rt/
Adjective
pert (feminine singular pert, plural perton, equative perted, comparative pertach, superlative pertaf)
- pretty, attractive
- quaint
Mutation
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