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Definition of Occamy
1. n. An alloy imitating gold or silver.
Definition of Occamy
1. Noun. An alloy imitating gold or silver. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Occamy
1. a silvery alloy [n OCCAMIES]
Medical Definition of Occamy
1. An alloy imitating gold or silver. Alternative forms: ochimy, ochymy, etc. Origin: A corruption of alchemy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Occamy
Literary usage of Occamy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"See Ac. occamy, ». A corruption of the word alchemy. A compound metal to imitate
silver. OCCASE, ». A fall. By this accuse, bt-m<¡ borne of heavenly seed. ..."
2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"... occamy, ... The ten shillings, this thimble, and an occamy spoon from some
other poor sinner, ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1907)
"... might bear some relationship to the mixture of pan-brass and arsenicum which
furnished the occamy or ..."
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