单词 | mannheim gold |
释义 | Mannheim goldn. Now historical. Any of various gold-coloured alloys of copper, zinc, and tin used in making jewellery and ornaments. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys yellow gold1558 Mannheim gold1790 spelter1815 music plate1839 Florence-leaf1858 silver-powder1875 compo1879 mokum1889 Stellite1913 Vitallium1935 Mazak1937 ceramal1949 cermet1950 metal-ceramic1950 mokume gane1979 1785 T. Elliot tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Elem. Lect. Chem. & Nat. Hist. II. 82 Its varieties are, similor, pinchbec, Prince Rupert's metal, and gold of Manheim.] 1790 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Elements Nat. Hist. & Chem. (new ed.) II. 496 Its varieties are similor, pinchbeck, Prince Robert's [sic] metal, and Manheim gold. 1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 153 Orsedew, or Manheim Gold, is also called Dutch Gold, Dutch Leaf, and Dutch Metal. 1930 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 50 128 Brass-like alloys, including some of the alloys of copper, tin and zinc, used to-day under the names of ormolu, oroide, Mannheim gold, etc., were certainly prepared by the Greek alchemists. 2000 J. Thornton in T. Drayman-Weisser Gilded Metals xviii. 311 There were various names for these alloys, including Prince Rupert's Metal, Prince's Metal, Mannheim Gold, Bath Metal and Similor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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