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horse brass
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈhɔːs ˌbrɑːs/ us /ˈhɔːrs ˌbræs/
a flat object made of brass(= a bright yellow metal), usually a circle with a picture inside, that was traditionally used to decorate leather straps and belts on horses, but is now usually used as a decoration in some pubs, hotels, and restaurants in the UK and Ireland:
The splendid fireplace is decorated with horse brasses.
There were copper kettles, warming pans, and horse brasses on the pub walls.
Horse brasses had been fixed along the length of the oak mantelpiece and gleamed in the firelight.
Horse brasses and horse memorabilia were everywhere.
It's unusual to see horse brasses hanging from the collar harness of horses these days.
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