Braze Definition

brāz
brazed, brazes, brazing
verb
To make of, or coat with, brass or a brasslike substance.
Webster's New World
To join (metals) by melting nonferrous metals or alloys into the joints at temperatures exceeding 800°F (426.7°C)
Webster's New World
To make hard like brass.
Webster's New World
To join two metal pieces, without melting them, using heat and diffusion of a jointing alloy of capillary thickness.
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Origin of Braze

  • Probably from French braser from Old French to burn from brese hot coal of Germanic origin bhreu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English brasen from Old English brasian from bræs brass

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French braser (“to burn”).

    From Wiktionary

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