Alloy+of+copper+and+zinc
111latten — n. an alloy of copper and zinc, often rolled into sheets, and formerly used for monumental brasses and church articles. Etymology: ME latoun f. OF laton, leiton …
112pinchbeck — /pinch bek/, n. 1. an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold. 2. something sham, spurious, or counterfeit. adj. 3. made of pinchbeck. 4. sham, spurious, or counterfeit: pinchbeck heroism. [1725 35; named after Christopher Pinchbeck… …
113brass — noun 1》 a yellow alloy of copper and zinc. ↘(also horse brass) Brit. a flat brass ornament for the harness of a draught horse. ↘a memorial consisting of a flat piece of inscribed brass set into the wall or floor of a church. ↘a brass… …
114pinchbeck — noun an alloy of copper and zinc resembling gold, used in watchmaking and cheap jewellery. adjective appearing valuable, but actually cheap or tawdry. Origin C18: named after the English watchmaker Christopher Pinchbeck …
115brass — [bras, bräs] n. pl. brasses [ME bras < OE bræs, brass, bronze] 1. a yellowish metal that is essentially an alloy of copper and zinc 2. things made of brass, as fittings, ornaments, or implements 3. [often with pl. v.] the brass instruments of… …
116brass — n. & adj. n. 1 a yellow alloy of copper and zinc. 2 a an ornament or other decorated piece of brass. b brass objects collectively. 3 Mus. brass wind instruments (including trumpet, horn, trombone) forming a band or a section of an orchestra. 4… …
117pinchbeck — n. & adj. n. an alloy of copper and zinc resembling gold and used in cheap jewellery etc. adj. 1 counterfeit; sham. 2 cheap; tawdry. Etymology: C. Pinchbeck, Engl. watchmaker d. 1732 …
118prince — n. (as a title usu. Prince) 1 a male member of a royal family other than a reigning king. 2 (in full prince of the blood) a son or grandson of a British monarch. 3 a ruler of a small State, actually or nominally subject to a king or emperor. 4… …
119arsedine — ˈärsəˌdēn, dīn noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English assady, assadyn, assaden : an alloy of copper and zinc made into very thin sheets like gold leaf and used in decoration …
120Semilor — Sem i*lor, n. [Cf. G. similor, semilor.] A yellowish alloy of copper and zinc. See {Simplor}. [1913 Webster] …
