An alloy of copper and zinc used in imitation of gold leaf; = Dutch metal n. at Dutch, adj. n.1adv. compounds 1b.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > gilding > gold leaf or plate > imitation (12) orseduec1377 An alloy of copper and zinc used in imitation of gold leaf; = Dutch metal n. at Dutch, adj. n.1adv. compounds 1b. clinquant1691 Imitation of gold leaf; tinsel; Dutch gold. German gold1712 (a) an imitation gold leaf; spec. = Dutch foil n. Dutch gold n. at Dutch, adj. n.1adv. compounds 1b; (b) a powder made from this. Dutch gilding1760 = Dutch foil n. ormolu1765 Originally: gold or gold leaf ground and prepared for gilding brass, bronze, or other metal. Later: gilded bronze or a gold-coloured alloy of… similor1778 An alloy of copper and brass that resembles gold, used in making cheap jewellery. Dutch foil1815 a very malleable alloy of 11 parts of copper and 2 of zinc, beaten into thin leaves, and used as a cheap imitation of gold-leaf. Dutch gilt1825 = Dutch foil n. Dutch gold1825 = Dutch foil n. Dutch metal1825 = Dutch foil n. mosaic gold1825 A gold-coloured alloy of copper and zinc, used for making inexpensive jewellery and ornamental metalwork. Cf. ormolu, n. Dutch leaf- = Dutch foil n. |
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