Syn: ironclad, unchangeable.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. having trim or fittings of brass; as, a brassbound campaign chest; the heavy brass-bound door. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
brass|bound — «BRAS BOWND, BRAHS », adjective. 1. Informal. a) keeping strictly to rule; refusing to accept modification; inflexible: »brassbound fanatics; brassbound rigidity. b) impudent; brazen: »a brassbound liar. 2. bound or fitted with brass: »a br … Useful english dictionary
brass-bound — adj. trimmed or banded with brass fittings ■ (of a person) adhering inflexibly to tradition or belief ■ (of a person) brazen or impudent … Useful english dictionary
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bound — bound·a·ry; bound; bound·ed·ness; bound·en; bound·er·ish; bound·ing·ly; bound·less; bound·ness; brass·bound·er; em·bound; dis·bound; bound·er; re·bound; un·bound; bound·less·ly; bound·less·ness; hide·bound·ness; pre·bound; un·bound·ed·ly;… … English syllables
brass — brass; brass·bound·er; brass·ie; brass·i·ly; brass·i·ness; ze·brass; brass·ey; steen·brass; … English syllables
brassbounder — brass·bound·er … English syllables
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brassbound — rassbound, brass bound rass boundadj. 1. inflexibly entrenched; as, brassbound traditions. Syn: ironclad, unchangeable. [WordNet 1.5] 2. having trim or fittings of brass; as, a brassbound campaign chest; the heavy brass bound door. [WordNet… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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