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cupreous, a.|ˈkjuːpriːəs|
[f. L. cupre-us of copper (f. cupr-um copper) + -ous.]
1. Of copper; of the nature of copper; consisting of or containing copper.
1666Boyle Orig. Formes & Qual., A Cupreous Resin. 1693Slare in Phil. Trans. XVII. 900 Such Particles as are of a Cupreous Nature. 1807T. Thomson Chem. (ed. 3) II. 398 Boracic acid and cupreous salts tinge it green. 1857Scoffern Useful Metals 530 Wicklow..has long been celebrated for its cupreous deposits.
2. Resembling copper; copper-coloured.
1804Phil. Trans. XCIV. 316 It is most frequently of the colour of bronze, passing to a pale cupreous-red. 1849Thoreau Week Concord Riv. Saturday 32 This bright cupreous dolphin. |