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PRONUNCIATION OF BRASS RUBBING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRASS RUBBING

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Brass rubbing is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BRASS RUBBING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Brass rubbing

Brass rubbing was originally a largely British enthusiasm for reproducing onto paper monumental brasses – commemorative brass plaques found in churches, usually originally on the floor, from between the 13th and 16th centuries. The concept of recording textures of things is more generally called making a rubbing. What distinguishes rubbings from frottage is that rubbings are meant to reproduce the form of something being transferred, whereas frottage just desires to use rubbing to grab a random texture. Brass rubbings are created by laying a sheet of paper on top of a brass and rubbing the paper with graphite, wax, or chalk, a process similar to rubbing a pencil over a piece of paper placed on top of a coin. In the "old days" rubbings were most commonly made using the equivalent of what we would call "butcher's paper" laid down over the brass and rubbed with "heelball", a waxy glob of black crayon once used to shine shoes. Now most brass rubbers purchase special paper rolls of heavy duty black velvety material, and the crayons are silver or gold.

Definition of brass rubbing in the English dictionary

The definition of brass rubbing in the dictionary is the taking of an impression of an engraved brass tablet or plaque by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing the paper with graphite, heelball, or chalk. Other definition of brass rubbing is an impression made in this way.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRASS RUBBING

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BRASS RUBBING

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Synonyms and antonyms of brass rubbing in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «brass rubbing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRASS RUBBING

Find out the translation of brass rubbing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brass rubbing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brass rubbing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铜拓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

frotamiento de cobre amarillo
570 millions of speakers

English

brass rubbing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीतल मलाई
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فرك النحاس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

латунь трение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fricção de bronze
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্রাস ঘর্ষণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laiton frottement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggosok tembaga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Messing Reiben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

真鍮の擦れ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

황동 마찰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tembaga rubbing
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng xát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பித்தளை தேய்த்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पितळ चोळून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pirinç sürtünme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ottone sfregamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mosiądz tarcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

латунь тертя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alamă frecare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορείχαλκο τρίψιμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koper vryf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mässing gnidning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brass rubbing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brass rubbing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRASS RUBBING»

The term «brass rubbing» is normally little used and occupies the 130.872 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRASS RUBBING»

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1
Monumental Brasses of England and the Art of Brass Rubbing
Originally published in 1898.
Herbert W. Macklin, 2008
2
Let's Take the Kids to London
Eventually, all that rubbing began to threaten the survival of thebrasses, so copies werecast. Brass rubbing centershave large selectionsof brass casts; kidscan chooseto copy knights, ladies, dragons, orother medieval brasses. Here's the drill.
David Stewart White, 2012
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Church Memorial Brasses and Brass Rubbing
This book explores the long history of memorial brasses from the middle ages, when they provided handsome substitutes for the stone effigies which had begun to occupy too much space in the churches.
Leigh Chapman, 1987
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Notes on Brass-Rubbing
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Anon, 2011
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The Gentleman's Magazine
THE correspondent of a newspaper recently expressed his satisfaction that a Society of Ladies had been formed for the purpose of brass-rubbing, concluding that his brass fenders and fireirons would now receive proper attention. He was ...
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The Rainy Day Book
wHEN I wAs growing up, no school trip was complete without a bit of brass rubbing but when I mentioned the idea to my children they looked at me blankly. The activity that involves placing a sheet of paper over a church brass and rubbing it ...
Helen Brooks, 2012
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Have Fun as a Family: Teach Yourself
HAVE A GO AT BRASS RUBBING Brass rubbing involves placing a sheet of paper over a monumental brass and rubbing the paper with a wax crayon until an impression appears. Dating back to the thirteenth century and foundin many ...
Debbie Musselwhite, 2010
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From Oxford to the Okavango
She asked me to take her brass—rubbing. “What is that?,” I ask. At the time I wasn't about to have anything to do with any busy-body hobby of rubbing with colored waxed heelballs on paper fixed over the hard metal inscriptions of medieval ...
Thomas J. Larson, 2003
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
... (5)) Brass rubbing (May Subd Geog) BT Brasses Rubbing Brass septets (May Subd Geog) [M 755-M 759] Here are entered collections of septets not in a specific form or of a specific type for various combinations of seven brass instruments.
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
... Sepulchral monuments, NB1840-1846) sa Brass boxes Brass rubbing x Church brasses Monumental brasses Sepulchral brasses xx Art Brass Brasswork Epitaphs Inscriptions Sculpture Sepulchral monuments Tombs — Indents x Indents of ...
Library of Congress, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRASS RUBBING»

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Hear tunes from Henry VIII's era at Winchester's Hat Fair this weekend
Younger visitors to the Westgate can try on replica Tudor and Stuart armour and costumes, sort finds, have a go at brass rubbing, and try the ... «Daily Echo, Jul 15»
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When we loved our 'Big' things
There was also the very popular Model English Village and Brass Rubbing Centre on Main Rd, Flaxton, opened in March 1970 and "designed ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jun 15»
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Rubbing out a little Lynn history
St Michael's Primary School pupils Bradley Kew and Demi-Leigh Donkin show off their posters after brass rubbing at Lynn's South Gates. «Lynn News, Jun 15»
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Ely's Etheldreda Parade and Love Your Cathedral Open Day are a …
... families were able to take part in a variety of activities including stained glass fusing demonstrations, tours around the building, brass rubbing ... «Ely News, Jun 15»
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Stuck for a weekend plan? Here are some of the best things to do …
Kids can also try their hand at sword making and brass rubbing in the nearby Viking tent. wexford-maritime-festival-6-700x466 Source: Wexford ... «thejournal.ie, Jun 15»
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Love Your Cathedral Open Day at Ely Cathedral
... including stained glass fusing demonstrations, tours around the building and its towers, brass rubbing, teas and cakes in the Lady Chapel, ... «Ely News, Jun 15»
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Europe beyond the classroom - Comenius 2013 -2015
Also during the week the teachers visited the Hereford Cathedral, the Mappa Mundi exhibition, did some brass rubbing, took part in a ... «Hereford Times, Jun 15»
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Why my Saturday job was the making of me
I worked in a brass rubbing shop, teaching Americans how to transfer coats of arms onto sugar paper and take them home. I remember intense ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Top accolades for family-friendly museum
“We played with ancient toys, we toasted bread on the kitchen range and ate it, we did a brass rubbing in the chapel. It was all delightful. «Milton Keynes Citizen, Jun 15»
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Residents in CB6 and CB7 area can get free access inside Ely …
There will also be children's activities, music and brass rubbing. The event is running from 12-5pm and is free. Anyone wishing to apply for a ... «Ely News, Jun 15»

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