Dutch gold |
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a copper-zinc alloy, used in thin sheets as
imitation gold leaf.
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ormolu |
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a copper-zinc alloy imitative of gold; gilded.
metal; powdered gold for use in gilding.
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tombac |
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an alloy used to imitate gold: copper with
zinc and sometimes tin.
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oroide |
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an alloy of copper, tin, etc., imitative of gold.
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billon |
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gold or silver alloyed with a larger amount of
base metal; a coin made of this.
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pinchbeck |
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an alloy of zinc and copper, used to imitate
gold; (adj.) sham.
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Prince Rupert's metal |
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an alloy of copper with 15 to 40 percent zinc,
used to imitate gold.
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Mannheim gold |
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a brass alloy in imitation of gold.
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skewing |
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removal of excess gold leaf from a stamped surface.
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clinquant |
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garishly decorated; glittering with tinsel.
n. tinsel, fake gold leaf, etc.
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latten |
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a brasslike alloy often made into thin sheets;
tin plate; any sheet metal. [< MF /laton/
copper-zinc alloy.]
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