BRAZING

Verb

brazing

present participle of braze

Noun

brazing (uncountable)

A method of joining metals by using heat and a filler

Source: Wiktionary


BRAZE

Braze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brazed; p. pr & vb. n. Brazing.] Etym: [F. braser to solder, fr. Icel. brasa to harden by fire. Cf. Brass.]

1. To solder with hard solder, esp. with an alloy of copper and zinc; as, to braze the seams of a copper pipe.

2. To harden. "Now I am brazes to it." Shak.

Braze, v. t. Etym: [AS. bræsian, fr. bræs brass. See Brass.]

Definition: To cover or ornament with brass. Chapman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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