■ adjective
1》 confident and daring or courageous.
↘ dated audacious; impudent.
2》 (of a colour or design) strong or vivid.
↘(of type) having thick strokes.
■ noun a typeface with thick strokes.
Phrases
be (or make ) so ~ as to do something dare to do something that might be considered audacious.
( as ) ~ as brass confident to the point of impudence.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
OE bald , of Gmc origin.