braze

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle English brasen, from Old English brasian, bræsian (“to cover with brass”), from bræs (“brass”).

We can hammer it up a little on the stake after it’s brazed on. — Helen Vardon's confession, R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
Tons of it,” said Father, cheerfully; “but it'll want something besides hope--a bit of brazing say, or some solder, and a new valve. — The Railway Children, E. (Edith) Nesbit
His delicate stomach turns, at certain details of the white man's food; but he likes over-ripe fish, and brazed dog, and cat, and rat, and will eat his own uncle with relish. — Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Mark Twain

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