polished brass
Lustrous golden metal
Polished brass is brass that has been buffed to a bright, reflective shine.
The phrase often appears in descriptions of military or nautical settings, where polished brass fittings, buttons, and instruments signify discipline and attention to detail: The ship's polished brass gleamed in the sunlight.
Polished brass connotes traditional elegance and careful maintenance.
- shineEmit or reflect light
- mirror finishPerfectly reflective surface
- lusterSoft reflected light
- gleamFaint reflected light
- alloyMetallic combination
brilliance · Victorian design · buffing · marine equipment · ship's bell · reflectivity · elbow grease · lacquering · doorknobs · door knocker · kick plate · artifacts · metal · smooth · patina · copper · trumpet · burnishing
- door knockerslionhead
polished brassscrap metal
Discarded reusable iron and steel
rotting wood · base metal · slag · dross · tarnished silver
polished, polish, polishes, polishing, unpolished, polisher, brass, brasses, brassy