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Noun: brass instrument
  1. A wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
    "The trumpet is a popular brass instrument in jazz music";
    - brass

Derived forms: brass instruments

Type of: breath, wind, wind instrument

Encyclopedia: Brass instrument