[braze] vt brazed ; braz.ing [irreg. fr. brass] (1602) archaic: harden
[2]braze vt brazed ; braz.ing [F braser, fr. OF, to burn, fr. breze hot coals--more at braise] (1677): to solder with a nonferrous alloy that melts at a lower temperature than that of the metals being joined -- braz.er n