Water brash (Med.), an affection characterized by a spasmodic pain or hot sensation in the stomach with a rising of watery liquid into the mouth; pyrosis. -- Weaning brash (Med.), a severe form of diarrhea which sometimes attacks children just weaned.
{ Bra"sier, Bra"zier } (&?;), n. [OE. brasiere, F. braise live coals. See Brass.] An artificer who works in brass. Franklin.
{ Bra"sier, Bra"zier }, n. [F. brasier, braisíer, fr. braise live coals. See Brass.] A pan for holding burning coals.
Brass (&?;), n.; pl. Brasses (&?;). [OE. bras, bres, AS. bræs; akin to Icel. bras cement, solder, brasa to harden by fire, and to E. braze, brazen. Cf. 1st & 2d Braze.] 1. An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes contains tin, and rarely other metals.
2. (Mach.) A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing.