Meaning of horse brass | Babel Free

Definitions

A brass plaque used to decorate horse harness gear.

Examples

“The animals decided unanimously to create a military decoration, "Animal Hero, First Class," which was conferred there and then on Snowball and Boxer. It consisted of a brass medal (they were really some old horse-brasses which had been found in the harness-room), to be worn on Sundays and holidays.”

“The pub combined all the traditional English qualities of horse brasses, Formica and surliness.”

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