brafs

In 1478, a copy of this chart was taken at Rome, on brafs or pewter, the names of the places on which were engraven with the punch.

Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World 1812

For brafs, iron, and other weighty articles, they gave us gold in exchange: our trinkets, and articles of a lighter kind, were bartered for rice, hogs, goats, and other edibles.

Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World 1812

What, however, they are mod delighted with is brafs wire, to which they faften their hooks for fifliing.

Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World 1812

A brafs globe filled with watefi and clofed at i: s orifice by a well-fitted fcrew, was im* merfed in freezing water, but did not burft j they then pared oflT fuch a quantity of the metal as left the fides of the globe unable to refift the expanfion of the waters the force which was required to burft the globe in this ftate was computed at twenty-feven thoufand pounds.

The Economy of Nature Explained and Illustrated: On the Principles of Modern Philosophy. By G ... 1798

They have brafs kettles and pots to boil their foud.

The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary [microform] : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world : with the government, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country, the trade, manufactures, and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearings and distances in English miles from remarkable places; and the various events by which they have been distinguished : including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland 1797

For this well - timed bounty our traveller prefenicd her with two of the four brafs buttons which remain - ed on his waiftcoat.

A Journal of natural philosophy, chemistry, and the arts .. 1797

They fometimes wear caps folded after the manner of turbans \ and fometimes caps to the Ihape of the head; but all are ornamented with the em - broidery of brafs wire, or with lift; of dif - ferent colour.

The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary [microform] : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world : with the government, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country, the trade, manufactures, and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearings and distances in English miles from remarkable places; and the various events by which they have been distinguished : including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland 1797

Their doublet is made to fit their fhape, and open at the breaft; over this they wear a clol'e coat, whole jkirts reach down to the knees, and it is faftened round them by a leathern girdle, ornamented with plates of tin or brafs.

The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary [microform] : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world : with the government, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country, the trade, manufactures, and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearings and distances in English miles from remarkable places; and the various events by which they have been distinguished : including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland 1797

ITic cover of the crucible muft then be put on, and the heat urged to the greateft degree of the brafs - founders furnace.

A Journal of natural philosophy, chemistry, and the arts .. 1797

They embroider theij: clothes with brafs wire, filver, fliam gold, or wool, which they have the art of dying in all forts of colours.

The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary [microform] : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world : with the government, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country, the trade, manufactures, and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearings and distances in English miles from remarkable places; and the various events by which they have been distinguished : including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland 1797