† occamyn.adj.

Forms: 1500s occam, 1500s ochamie, 1500s ockamie, 1600s occimins (plural, perhaps transmission error), 1600s occimy, 1600s ockimy, 1600s ockomy, 1600s ocome, 1700s ocemer, 1700s ochimy, 1700s–1800s occamy, 1700s–1800s ockamy, 1700s–1800s ockumy.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: alchemy n.

Etymology: Variant of alchemy n. (compare sense 2 at that entry). N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·kămi) /ˈɒkəmɪ/.

Obsolete (historical in later use).

A. n.

A metallic composition imitating silver. Also figurative. Cf. alchemy n. 2.

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

1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden N ij b A tongue of copper or ochamie (meerely counterfetting silver) such as organe pipes and serjeants maces are made of.

1653 Mercurius Democritus No. 53. 421 One of them (more simple then the rest) is to be hanged for stealing a silver Bowl, and selling it to the Pewterer for Ockomy.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Ochimy, a mixed base metal.

1864 Notes & Queries 19 Nov. 410/1 This occamy of ridicule elaborated by three of the verbal alchemists of the day.

B. adj.

Made of occamy.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [adjective] > made of or coated with other specific alloys

occamy1639

electrine1677

pinchbeck1743

bell-metal1782

amalgamed1789

red-gold1872

1639 in Arch. Maryland (1887) IV. 77 It[em] 8 ocome spoones.

1696 S. Sewall Let.-bk. (1886) I. 167 Item; 30 Dozen of Ockimy Spoons.

1713 R. Steele Guardian No. 26. ⁋1 This thimble and an occamy spoon.

1857 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. II. 839 The dawning spirit of conventional honour gilding the ockamy shield of Chivalry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	occamy
释义	† occamyn.adj. Forms: 1500s occam, 1500s ochamie, 1500s ockamie, 1600s occimins (plural, perhaps transmission error), 1600s occimy, 1600s ockimy, 1600s ockomy, 1600s ocome, 1700s ocemer, 1700s ochimy, 1700s–1800s occamy, 1700s–1800s ockamy, 1700s–1800s ockumy. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: alchemy n. Etymology: Variant of alchemy n. (compare sense 2 at that entry). N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·kămi) /ˈɒkəmɪ/. Obsolete (historical in later use). A. n. A metallic composition imitating silver. Also figurative. Cf. alchemy n. 2. 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 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden N ij b A tongue of copper or ochamie (meerely counterfetting silver) such as organe pipes and serjeants maces are made of. 1653 Mercurius Democritus No. 53. 421 One of them (more simple then the rest) is to be hanged for stealing a silver Bowl, and selling it to the Pewterer for Ockomy. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Ochimy, a mixed base metal. 1864 Notes & Queries 19 Nov. 410/1 This occamy of ridicule elaborated by three of the verbal alchemists of the day. B. adj. Made of occamy. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [adjective] > made of or coated with other specific alloys occamy1639 electrine1677 pinchbeck1743 bell-metal1782 amalgamed1789 red-gold1872 1639 in Arch. Maryland (1887) IV. 77 It[em] 8 ocome spoones. 1696 S. Sewall Let.-bk. (1886) I. 167 Item; 30 Dozen of Ockimy Spoons. 1713 R. Steele Guardian No. 26. ⁋1 This thimble and an occamy spoon. 1857 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. II. 839 The dawning spirit of conventional honour gilding the ockamy shield of Chivalry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.adj.1596
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