Shiny alloy of copper, nickel, and zinc.
Synonyms
Examples for "electrum"
Examples for "electrum"
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They were fairly adroit workers in silver, electrum, and especially in gold.
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It was made of electrum, but he hoped people would assume it was silver.
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Vases of gold and electrum, with two ingots, found beneath the ruins of Troy.
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She brings five rings of gold and electrum.
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By Latin writers amber is variously called electrum, sucinum (succinum), and glaesum or glesum.
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The church of St Martin is passed on entering Argentan from Falaise.
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As in all French towns Argentan knows how to decorate on fete days.
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Geoffrey, however, gave up his attempt on Caen and drew back to Argentan.
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Henry was at Argentan when the news of the murder was brought to him.
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Argentan, the city of the Duchy of Alencon.
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My sister is not albata ware,-thatyou hate, Mrs. Sheppard.
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If not silver, then not albata.
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These were called Factiones, and each had its distinguishing colour: russata (red), albata (white), veneta (blue), prasina (green).
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The first morning, the duke took me to see his mine of nickel silver.
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At any rate, we have this day turned over to the nation three pounds of old door keys, rich in memories and nickel silver.
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The principal use of zinc is as an alloy with other metals to form brass, bronze, german silver and bearing metals.
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Copper is also used in alloys with other metals, forming an important part of brass, bronze, german silver, bell metal and gun metal.
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Take of nickle 25 parts, zinc 25 parts, copper 50 parts, melt all together, and you have good german silver.
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The latter comprises a ring of German silver wire, forming two branches.
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There was a table-lamp, a dish-cover in German silver, and some enamelled cooking-utensils.
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The Jew laid Upon the table fifty crowns in bright new silver.
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Allvine talked the Burlington into loaning us their new silver streamliner train.
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An old horseshoe, and in the dust beside it a new silver quarter.
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The Captain expressed his gratification by presenting me with a new silver dollar.
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A spanking- new silver Volvo Cross Country, how could he forget it?
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The outer ring is gold-coloured nickel -brass and the inner ring is silver-coloured nickel -plated alloy.