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coppery, a.|ˈkɒpərɪ|
[f. copper n.1 + -y.]
Characterized by the presence, qualities, or appearance of copper.
1791Hamilton Berthollet's Dyeing I. i. i. v. 77 A reddish coppery tinge. 1831Carlyle Sart. Res. (1858) 39 The grim coppery clouds. 1865C. Boner Transylvania 328 Coppery particles attach themselves to the iron. 1871G. H. Napheys Prev. & Cure Dis. iii. ii. 626 A bitter, coppery, or metallic taste.
b. Qualifying, or combined with, names of colours, as coppery green, coppery red, etc.
1828Stark Elem. Nat. Hist. II. 284 Head coppery-green. 1882The Garden 1 Apr. 219/2 Of a coppery yellow colour. |