one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods | a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece |
the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs | a memorial made of brass |
control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid | an ornament or utensil made of brass |
device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone | impudent aggressiveness |
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it | the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something |
| the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments |
| an alloy of copper and zinc |