Definition of "brass-work" []

• Articles or finishings of brass, as the small mountings or trimmings about a boiler or machine. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "And, as he rubbed the brass-work, he told himself under his breath: The old party's sure been through the mill."
• "He met them everywhere, at the wheel, on lookout, washing decks, polishing brass-work, running aloft, or tailing on to sheets and tackles half a dozen at a time."
• "First came two great gaudy engines, the Grizzly Bear and the White Fox, with their respective tenders loaded with logs of wood, the engines with great, solitary, reflecting lamps in front above the cow guards, a quantity of polished brass-work, comfortable glass houses, and well-stuffed seats for the engine-drivers."