Chalybeanadj.

/kalɪˈbiːən/

Etymology: < Latin chalybēius Chalybeian, of steel + -an suffix; < Greek χαλυβηίς, < χάλυψ, χάλυβος, ‘singular of Chalybes’ also ‘steel’. (It is not certain whether steel was named from the Chalybes or vice versa.)

Pertaining to the Chalybes, an ancient nation of Asia Minor famous for their skill in working iron.

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1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 133 Chalybean temper'd steel, and frock of mail Adamantean Proof.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	chalybean
释义	Chalybeanadj. /kalɪˈbiːən/ Etymology: < Latin chalybēius Chalybeian, of steel + -an suffix; < Greek χαλυβηίς, < χάλυψ, χάλυβος, ‘singular of Chalybes’ also ‘steel’. (It is not certain whether steel was named from the Chalybes or vice versa.) Pertaining to the Chalybes, an ancient nation of Asia Minor famous for their skill in working iron. ΚΠ 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 133 Chalybean temper'd steel, and frock of mail Adamantean Proof. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1671
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