† mokumn.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese mokume.

Etymology: < Japanese mokume mokume n., with loss of final -e perhaps after other English metal names in -um : compare -ium suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (mō^u·kɒ̆m) /ˈməʊkəm/.

Obsolete. rare.

An alloy used in decorative metalwork to create a woodgrain pattern. Cf. mokume n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys

yellow gold1558

Mannheim gold1790

spelter1815

music plate1839

Florence-leaf1858

silver-powder1875

compo1879

mokum1889

Stellite1913

Vitallium1935

Mazak1937

ceramal1949

cermet1950

metal-ceramic1950

mokume gane1979

1889 W. T. Brannt tr. A. Krupp & A. Wildberger Metallic Alloys 322 The so-called ‘mokum’, an alloy..introduced from Japan... Chiefly used for decorations upon gold and silver articles.

1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2809/1 Mokum,..a Japanese method of working differently coloured metals into a smooth variegated surface.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	mokum
释义	† mokumn. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese mokume. Etymology: < Japanese mokume mokume n., with loss of final -e perhaps after other English metal names in -um : compare -ium suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (mō^u·kɒ̆m) /ˈməʊkəm/. Obsolete. rare. An alloy used in decorative metalwork to create a woodgrain pattern. Cf. mokume n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys yellow gold1558 Mannheim gold1790 spelter1815 music plate1839 Florence-leaf1858 silver-powder1875 compo1879 mokum1889 Stellite1913 Vitallium1935 Mazak1937 ceramal1949 cermet1950 metal-ceramic1950 mokume gane1979 1889 W. T. Brannt tr. A. Krupp & A. Wildberger Metallic Alloys 322 The so-called ‘mokum’, an alloy..introduced from Japan... Chiefly used for decorations upon gold and silver articles. 1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2809/1 Mokum,..a Japanese method of working differently coloured metals into a smooth variegated surface. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1889
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