electrum
Americannoun
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an amber-colored alloy of gold and silver used in ancient times.
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an alloy composed of about 50 percent copper, 30 percent nickel, and 20 percent zinc.
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German silver; nickel silver.
noun
Etymology
Origin of electrum
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek ḗlektron amber, alloy of gold and silver
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This song has an axis of electrum, chile.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
Before Croesus the Greeks used coins of a gold and silver alloy called electrum.
From Time Magazine Archive
Responsible banking opinion everywhere last week treated electrum talk as September madness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Book VIII., metals—gold, silver, quicksilver, copper, lead, tin, antimony, bismuth, iron, and alloys, such as electrum, brass, etc.;
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
The halls of Alkinous and Menelaus glitter with gold, copper, and electrum; while large stocks of yet unemployed metal—gold, copper, and iron are stored up in the treasure-chamber of Odysseus and other chiefs.
From The Iliad by Alexander Pope
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