HyperDic: red_brass

English > 1 sense of the expression *red brass*:
NOUN	substance	red brass, guinea gold	brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint

English > *red brass*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry.
Synonym	guinea gold
Broader	brass	An alloy of copper and zinc