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Alloy
verb · 78% connection
To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper.
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 cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes magnetic when the wire is t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Brass
noun · 78% connection
A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generall…
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
Heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Cable
noun · 78% connection
A rope of steel wire, or copper wire, usually covered with some protecting or insulating substance; as, the cable of a suspension brid…
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
noun · 78% connection
A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: foil, wire, gold, silver, brass.
Fret
noun · 78% connection
The reticulated headdress or net, made of gold or silver wire, in which ladies in the Middle Ages confined their hair.
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
A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure…
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.
