Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brass rubbing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: brass rub-bing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The technique of making a paper copy of a brass-plate engraving by placing a sheet of paper over the plate and rubbing with a crayon.

Uncountable

noun

A copy so created.

Countable

Usage

Inflected Forms

brass rubbings (plural)

Questions

What does brass rubbing mean?: The technique of making a paper copy of a brass-plate engraving by placing a sheet of paper over the plate and rubbing with a crayon.

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