Talmi gold

[ tahl-mee ]

/ ˈtɑl mi /

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noun

a metal made by rolling gold on brass, used in making costume jewelry.

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Also called Abyssinian gold .

Origin of Talmi gold

First recorded in 1865–70; from German Talmigold counterfeit gold, partial translation of French Tal. mi-or, shortening of Tallois demi-or literally, T“allois half-gold,” a copper-zinc alloy with a thin gold coating, named after a 19th-century Parisian inventor

Words nearby Talmi gold

tallyman, Tallys, tally sheet, tallyshop, tally-woman, Talmi gold, Talmud, Talmudic, Talmudist, Talmud Torah, talo-

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And more than anything, I wanted a souvenir for my father, so I rolled him back, and he had gold teeth.
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He headed west in 1860 for health reasons and to join the gold rush in Colorado.
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As far as finally being acknowledged herself with that elusive Academy gold, well, Moore says she would not take it for granted.
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While panning for gold, he made himself a large hat from the hides he had collected on his trip.
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When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.
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On his head was the second-hand hat of some parvenu's coachman, gold lace, cockade and all.
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A leather swordbelt, gold-embroidered at the edges, carried a long steel-halted rapier in a leather scabbard chaped with steel.
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M was a Miser, and hoarded up gold; N was a Nobleman, gallant and bold.
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He accuses the latter of various illegal and crafty acts, among them sending contraband gold and jewels to Mexico.
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