† maillechortn.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from German. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: German Maillechort; French maillechort.

Etymology: < (i) German Maillechort (1832 or earlier), and its etymon (ii) French maillechort (1827), blend of the initial syllables of the surnames of the alloy's inventors and manufacturers, Maillot and Chorier of Lyons. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (may'ʃōr) /mɑjʃɔr/.

Obsolete.

= nickel silver n. and adj. at nickel n. and adj. Compounds 1b(b).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > copper, zinc, and nickel or imitation silver

occamy1596

tutenag1622

paitung1736

paktong1776

German silver1828

electrum1829

albata1833

argentan1847

maillechort1851

nickel silver1860

nickeline1882

melchior1892

1851 H. Watts tr. L. Gmelin Hand-bk. Chem. V. 497 Nickel-silver, German silver,..Argentan, Maillechort.

1895 United Service Mag. Feb. 456 Bullet, No. 12. Material, Maillechort.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	maillechort
释义	† maillechortn. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from German. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: German Maillechort; French maillechort. Etymology: < (i) German Maillechort (1832 or earlier), and its etymon (ii) French maillechort (1827), blend of the initial syllables of the surnames of the alloy's inventors and manufacturers, Maillot and Chorier of Lyons. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (may'ʃōr) /mɑjʃɔr/. Obsolete. = nickel silver n. and adj. at nickel n. and adj. Compounds 1b(b). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > copper, zinc, and nickel or imitation silver occamy1596 tutenag1622 paitung1736 paktong1776 German silver1828 electrum1829 albata1833 argentan1847 maillechort1851 nickel silver1860 nickeline1882 melchior1892 1851 H. Watts tr. L. Gmelin Hand-bk. Chem. V. 497 Nickel-silver, German silver,..Argentan, Maillechort. 1895 United Service Mag. Feb. 456 Bullet, No. 12. Material, Maillechort. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1851
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