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braze
braze 1
(brāz)tr.v. brazed, braz·ing, braz·es
1. To make of or decorate with brass.
2. To make hard like brass.
[Middle English brasen, from Old English brasian, from bræs, brass.]
braze 2
(brāz)tr.v. brazed, braz·ing, braz·es
To solder (two pieces of metal) together using a hard solder with a high melting point.
[Probably from French braser, from Old French, to burn, from brese, hot coal, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]
braz′er n.
braze
(breɪz)vb (tr)
1. (Metallurgy) to decorate with, make like, or make of brass
2. to make like brass, as in hardness
[Old English bræsen, from bræs brass]
braze
(breɪz)vb
(General Engineering) (tr) to make a joint between (two metal surfaces) by fusing a layer of brass or high-melting solder between them
n
(General Engineering) the high-melting solder or alloy used in brazing
[C16: from Old French: to burn, of Germanic origin; see braise]
ˈbrazer n
braze1
(breɪz)v.t. brazed, braz•ing.
1. to make of brass.
2. to cover or ornament with or as if with brass.
3. to make brasslike.
[before 1000; Middle English brasen, Old English bræsian; see brass]
braze2
(breɪz)v.t. brazed, braz•ing.
to unite (metal objects) at high temperatures by applying any of various nonferrous solders.
[1575–85; < French braser, akin to braise live coals; see braise]
braz′er, n.
braze
Past participle: brazed
Gerund: brazing
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Verb | 1. | braze - solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point solder - join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together" |
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