[bra.zen] adj [ME brasen, fr. OE braesen, fr. braes brass] (bef. 12c) 1: made of brass
2. a: sounding harsh and loud like struck brass b: of the color of polished brass
3: marked by contemptuous boldness -- bra.zen.ly adv -- bra.zen.ness n
[2]brazen vt bra.zened ; bra.zen.ing (ca. 1555): to face with defiance or impudence--usu. used in the phrase brazen it out