brassbound

/ˈbræs.baʊnd/
adjective
  1. Having a frame or edges reinforced or decorated with brass.
    • She admired the brassbound corners of the antique wooden box.
    • The old sea chest was brassbound and still looked sturdy after a hundred years.
    • The library's brassbound bookshelves gave the room a classic, elegant feel.
  2. Stubbornly fixed in opinions or ways; inflexible.
    • The manager's brassbound attitude made it hard to introduce any changes.
    • His brassbound refusal to listen to new ideas frustrated the whole team.
    • She had a brassbound belief that hard work alone would solve every problem.
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