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Definition of Tambac
1. Noun. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
Definition of Tambac
1. n. See Tombac.
Definition of Tambac
1. Noun. (obsolete form of tombac) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tambac
1. tombac [n -S] - See also: tombac
Medical Definition of Tambac
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tambac
Literary usage of Tambac
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Commentary on the Authorized English Version of the Gospel According to St by Francis Henry Dunwell (1872)
"It is called tambac, and is the heart IT innermost part of the aloe tree, ...
and though of inferior value to the tambac, is much esteemed ; the part next ..."
2. Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and by John Pinkerton, Samuel Vince, Benjamin Smith Barton (1804)
"Yet some copper mines were discovered, which yielded a small proportion of gold :
and a larger proportion constituted the metal called tambac. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Numismatic Names, Their Official and Popular Designations by Albert Romer Frey (1917)
"The Sueldos, Reales, etc., were formerly frequently cut into eighths or segments,
and the name Tamaño was applied to these pieces. tambac-tron. ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences (1816)
"... tambac, and is the heart, ... imported into Europe, and, though of inferior
value to the tambac, ..."
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