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Definition of Oroide
1. Noun. Alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry.
Definition of Oroide
1. n. An alloy, chiefly of copper and zinc or tin, resembling gold in color and brilliancy.
Definition of Oroide
1. Noun. An alloy of copper and zinc or tin that has a gold color. It is used in making inexpensive jewelry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oroide
1. an alloy used to imitate gold [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oroide
Literary usage of Oroide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Techno-chemical Receipt Book: Containing Several Thousand Receipts by William Theodore Brannt, William Henry Wahl (1886)
"oroide. This alloy, resembling gold (specific gravity 8.79), consists of (Í8.21 parts
of copper, 13.52 of zinc, 0.48 of tin and 0.24 of iron. ..."
2. A new pronouncing dictionary of the Spanish and English languages by Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena, Edward Gray, Juan L. Iribas (1902)
"oroide, aleación de cobre, cinc, estaño y otros metales que tiene apariencia de
oro. Orology [o-rel'-o-jl], ». ..."
3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1870)
"This alloy has been recently made in Paris for the manufacture of spoons and
forks, which resemble articles of silver. How oroide is Made. ..."
4. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1871)
"This alloy has been recently made in Paris for the manufacture of spoons and
forks, which resemble articles of silver. How oroide is Made. ..."
5. Nasby in Exile; Or, Six Months of Travel in England, Ireland, Scotland by David Ross Locke (1882)
"Who would cut a throat for oroide gold with imitation stones ? " A score of daring
spirits once organized a piratical party for a steamer on Lake Erie. ..."
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