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Definition of Tombak
1. Noun. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
Definition of Tombak
1. Noun. A type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian music. ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of tombac) (brass alloy) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tombak
1. tombac [n -S] - See also: tombac
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tombak
Literary usage of Tombak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines by Andrew Ure (1858)
"tombak, or Red Brass, in the cast state, is (in alloy of copper and zinc, containing
not more than 20 per cent of the latter constituent. ..."
2. Recent Improvements in Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Being a Supplement to by Andrew Ure (1845)
"The specific gravity of sheet tombak (81-25 copper 4- 18-75 zinc) is 8-788 ; of
tombak wire (87-5 copper 4- 12-5 zinc) has been found so great as 9-00. ..."
3. Ures̓ Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear by Andrew Ure (1860)
"The following varieties arc distinguished :—1, 2, 3, tombak for making gilt
articles; 4, French tombak for sword- handles, &c. ; 5, tombak of the Okar, ..."
4. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments by Edward Henry Knight (1876)
"There are a number of other varieties, the constituents and proportions of some
of which are given : — Copper. Zinc. Lead. Tin. tombak for making (tilt ..."
5. The Indian Forester (1892)
"Its cultivation is carried on 6u a large scale, and the plant which has a large
leaf, forms the third quality of Persian tombak. ..."
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