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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English bras, [[inh|ang|bræs|t=brass, bronze]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) of unknown origin.^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)^(Etymonline) Barnhart and Hoad compare Old Frisian bres, copper, and Middle Low German bras, metal;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) Etymonline calls it a mystery word with no known cognates beyond English, perhaps akin to French brasser, to brew, because brass is an alloy.^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster suggests a West Germanic word perhaps borrowed from a source in southwest Asia.^(MWU 2024)
+ It is Middle English bras, [[inh|ang|bræs|t=brass, bronze]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) of unknown origin.^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)^(Etymonline) Barnhart and Hoad compare [[ofs|bres]], copper, and [[gml|bras]], metal;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) Etymonline calls it a mystery word with no known cognates beyond English, perhaps akin to [[fr|brasser]], to brew, because brass is an alloy.^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster suggests a West Germanic word perhaps borrowed from a source in southwest Asia.^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==