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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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PRONUNCIATION:  brz
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: brazed, braz·ing, braz·es
To solder (two pieces of metal) together using a hard solder with a high melting point.
ETYMOLOGY:Probably from French braser, from Old French, to burn, from brese, hot coal, of Germanic origin. See bhreu- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:brazerNOUN
 
 
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