Meaning

• To turn a brass color.

• Generally followed by out or through: to carry through in a brazen manner; to act boldly despite embarrassment, risk, etc.

Meaning

• Pertaining to, made of, or resembling brass (in color or strength).

• Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.

• Extremely strong; impenetrable; resolute.

• Shamelessly shocking and offensive; audacious; impudent; barefaced; immodest, unblushing.

  "She was brazen enough to deny stealing the handbag even though she was caught on closed-circuit television doing so."