orichalcum

American  

[awr-i-kal-kuhm] / ˌɔr ɪˈkæl kəm /

noun

1. a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.

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Etymology

Origin of orichalcum

1640–50; < Latin < Greek oreíchalkos literally, mountain-copper, equivalent to orei-, combining form of óros mountain + chalkós copper

Example Sentences

The latter were inscribed on a column of orichalcum which was deposited in the centre of the island, in the temple of the god, where the ten kings originally assembled every fifth year.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia

These were inscribed by the first then on a column of orichalcum, which was situated in the middle of the island, at the Temple of Poseidon, whither the people were gathered together.

From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Donnelly, Ignatius

The Latin orichalcum, for instance, is simply the Greek word ὀρείχαλκος, from ὄρος, mountain, and χαλκός, copper.

From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

The roof was of ivory, adorned with gold and silver and orichalcum, and the rest of the interior was lined with orichalcum.

From Critias by Jowett, Benjamin

The outermost of the walls was coated with brass, the second with tin, and the third, which was the wall of the citadel, flashed with the red light of orichalcum.

From Critias by Jowett, Benjamin