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Alloy
verb · 78% connection
Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. B…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Argentite
noun · 78% connection
Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Argentous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Bobbin
noun · 78% connection
A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a se…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Brass
noun · 78% connection
An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Brassy
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance, or hardness, of brass.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Bullion
noun · 78% connection
Uncoined gold or silver in the mass.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Cable
noun · 78% connection
A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Cloth
noun · 78% connection
A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adap…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Countermark
noun · 78% connection
A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a pa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Filigree
noun · 78% connection
Ornamental work, formerly with grains or breads, but now composed of fine wire and used chiefly in decorating gold and silver to which…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Foil
verb · 78% connection
To tread under foot; to trample.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Fret
noun · 78% connection
See 1st Frith.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Guilding
noun · 78% connection
The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that which resembles gold.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Knuckle
noun · 78% connection
The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Latten
noun · 78% connection
A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called al…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Leyden phial
unknown · 78% connection
A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmou…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Mancus
noun · 78% connection
An old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated values. The silver mancus was equal to about one shilling…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
