Brass works
Definition
A workshop specialized in the melting, casting, shaping, and crafting of brass, or a retail store intended for the exclusive sale of utilitarian, ornamental objects and metallic accessories made of this copper-zinc alloy. In a collective sense, the term denotes all brass products or vessels within a household, a commercial inventory, or an ethnographic museum collection.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Brass works
- Brassware
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular structural plural and genitive-dative structural variations. |
| Formation | Noun of place or collective collection derived from 'alamă' or 'alămar' using the functional suffix '-ărie'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.lə.mə.ˈri.e] |
| Source | Lexicon of Historical Trade Unions and Traditional Crafts |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: În vechea alămărie de la marginea târgului se auzeau de dimineață până seara loviturile ritmice de ciocan.
EN: In the old brass works at the edge of the market town, the rhythmic hammer blows could be heard from morning till night.
RO: Muzeul Național de Etnografie a achiziționat o întreagă alămărie bisericească ce datează din secolul al XVIII-lea.
EN: The National Museum of Ethnography acquired an entire collection of church brassware dating back to the 18th century.
RO: Proprietarul a decis să transforme vechea alămărie a familiei într-un magazin modern de suveniruri și antichități.
EN: The owner decided to transform his family's old brass workshop into a modern souvenir and antique shop.
Idioms & Phrases
Alămărie artistică / Artistic brassware
RO: Ansamblu de obiecte decorative din alamă, lucrate manual cu gravuri complexe, filigran sau motive geometrice tradiționale.
EN: A set of decorative brass objects, handcrafted with complex engravings, filigree, or traditional geometric motifs.
Inventar de alămărie / Brass works inventory
RO: Lista completă de scule, cuptoare, creuzete și stocuri de metal existente într-un atelier de prelucrare a aliajelor.
EN: The complete list of tools, furnaces, crucibles, and metal stocks existing within an alloy processing workshop.
Alămărie de epocă / Vintage brassware
RO: Obiecte vechi din alamă, cum ar fi sfeșnice, icanuri sau vase, care poartă amprenta tehnicilor de turnare din trecut.
EN: Old brass items, such as candlesticks, icons, or vessels, that bear the stamp of past casting techniques.
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