"Covellite" is a word in ENGLISH
A native sulphide of copper, occuring in masses of a
dark blue color; -- hence called indigo copper.
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Following some duty overseas, the officers at the Fort were planning a welcome home party and dance for the unit. Being an all male combat force, they decided to request coeds from some of the surrounding colleges to attend. The Captain called Vassar and was assured by the Dean that arrangements could be made to send over a dozen of their most trustworthy students. The Captain hesitated, then said, "Would it also be possible to send a dozen or so of the other kind?"
Of the nature of, or like, copper; brassy.
Read the complete definitionOf the nature or color of verdigris, or the rust of copper.
Read the complete definitionThe rust of any metal, esp. of brass or copper; verdigris.
Read the complete definitionA kind of gun metal, containing copper, zinc, and iron, but no tin.
Read the complete definitionTo reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, …
Read the complete definitionAny combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of …
Read the complete definitionAn alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.
Read the complete definitionA Roman copper coin, originally of a pound weight (12 oz.); but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two …
Read the complete definitionAn oxychloride of copper, usually in emerald-green prismatic crystals.
Read the complete definitionA hydrous carbonate of copper and zinc, found in pale green or blue crystalline aggregations. It yields a kind of …
Read the complete definitionBlue carbonate of copper; blue malachite.
Read the complete definitionA soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty …
Read the complete definitionA small copper coin formerly current in the Roman States, worth about a cent and a half.
Read the complete definitionA small copper coin, with a mixture of silver, formerly current in some parts of Germany and Switzerland. It was …
Read the complete definitionA hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; -- used for …
Read the complete definitionAn alloy of gold and silver with a large proportion of copper or other base metal, used in coinage.
Read the complete definitionA pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; -- called also blue bice.
Read the complete definitionA valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur; -- also called purple copper ore (or erubescite), in allusion …
Read the complete definitionA mineral of a steel-gray to black color and metallic luster, occurring crystallized, often in twin crystals shaped like cogwheels …
Read the complete definitionCoin made of copper, brass, or bronze.
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