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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Brazen

/brāzʹn/ · Bra·zen · IPA /ˈbɹeɪzən/
01 a. Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.
  2. 2.
    Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass.
  3. 3.
    Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front like brass; as, a brazen countenance.
Phrases & compounds
Brazen age — The age of war and lawlessness which succeeded the silver age.
Brazen sea — a large laver of brass, placed in Solomon's temple for the use of the priests.
02 v. t. To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the matter through.
imp. & p. p. Brazened; p. pr. & vb. n. Brazening
  1. 1.
    To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the matter through.
    “Sabina brazened it out before Mrs. Wygram, but inwardly she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.” — W. Black.