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Meanings of argentan in English
Shiny alloy of copper, nickel, and zinc.
Synonyms
Examples for "electrum"
Examples for "electrum"
1
They were fairly adroit workers in silver, electrum, and especially in gold.
2
It was made of electrum, but he hoped people would assume it was silver.
3
Vases of gold and electrum, with two ingots, found beneath the ruins of Troy.
4
She brings five rings of gold and electrum.
5
By Latin writers amber is variously called electrum, sucinum (succinum), and glaesum or glesum.
1
My sister is not albata ware,-thatyou hate, Mrs. Sheppard.
2
If not silver, then not albata.
3
These were called Factiones, and each had its distinguishing colour: russata (red), albata (white), veneta (blue), prasina (green).
1
The first morning, the duke took me to see his mine of nickel silver.
2
At any rate, we have this day turned over to the nation three pounds of old door keys, rich in memories and nickel silver.
1
The principal use of zinc is as an alloy with other metals to form brass, bronze, german silver and bearing metals.
2
Copper is also used in alloys with other metals, forming an important part of brass, bronze, german silver, bell metal and gun metal.
3
Take of nickle 25 parts, zinc 25 parts, copper 50 parts, melt all together, and you have good german silver.
4
The latter comprises a ring of German silver wire, forming two branches.
5
There was a table-lamp, a dish-cover in German silver, and some enamelled cooking-utensils.
1
The Jew laid Upon the table fifty crowns in bright new silver.
2
Allvine talked the Burlington into loaning us their new silver streamliner train.
3
An old horseshoe, and in the dust beside it a new silver quarter.
4
The Captain expressed his gratification by presenting me with a new silver dollar.
5
A spanking- new silver Volvo Cross Country, how could he forget it?
1
The outer ring is gold-coloured nickel -brass and the inner ring is silver-coloured nickel -plated alloy.
Usage of argentan in English
1
The church of St Martin is passed on entering Argentan from Falaise.
2
As in all French towns Argentan knows how to decorate on fete days.
3
Geoffrey, however, gave up his attempt on Caen and drew back to Argentan.
4
Henry was at Argentan when the news of the murder was brought to him.
5
Argentan, the city of the Duchy of Alencon.
6
The aforesaid head was named M. Fleuriot d'Argentan.
7
In the autumn the attempt was renewed, and with no better result, though Argentan remained in Geoffrey's hands.
8
She therefore begged of him to abide at Argentan,(6) in order that all suspicion might be removed.
9
She sent some of her servants home to the United States and made arrangements to rejoin her husband at Bazoches-en-Houlme, near Argentan.
10
During his long reign Henry spent much time in Normandy, and Argentan and Avranches are memorable in connection with the tragedy of Thomas à Becket.
11
But there is little at the present time at Argentan to remind one that it is in any way associated with the murder of Becket.
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