billonn.

Brit.

/ˈbɪlən/, U.S.

/ˈbɪlən/

Etymology: < French billon ‘debased metal,’ originally certainly meaning ‘mass’ (Littré), i.e. ‘l'or et l'argent en bille,’ bullion, < bille , billet n.¹ of wood, etc.: compare billot n. French billon is cognate with Provençal billo , Spanish vellon , Italian biglione , medieval Latin billi-ōnem . In English, of modern adoption < French, where its sense-development has not been clearly traced; it had at one time the sense now expressed by English bullion , medieval Latin bulliōnem , and the two words have mutually influenced each other, though they are distinct in origin: see bullion n.¹

1. A mixed metal used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a preponderating admixture of a baser metal. Also attributive.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > alloy of precious metals

billon1728

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Billon, in Coinage, a kind of base Metal, either of Gold or Silver, in whose Mixture Copper predominates.

1797 Encycl. Brit. at Billon Gold under twelve carats fine, is called billon of gold.

1876 G. D. Mathews Coinages of World xxii. 231 For Martinique..small coins of silver and gold washed billon were struck in France during parts of the last century.

2. esp. An alloy of silver with copper, tin, or other base metal, in which the latter predominates.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > alloy of precious metals > silver alloys

billon1819

shibuichi1880

1819 A. Rees Cycl. IV. at Billon The writers on numismatic science appropriate the term billon to signify metals of copper alloyed with a very small quantity of silver.

1852 T. Wright Celt, Roman, & Saxon (1861) 378 Of these Richborough coins..fifteen [are] of billon or debased silver.

1883 Antiquary July James III..issued several denominations of billon coins, as placks, half-placks, farthings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	billon
释义	billonn. Brit. /ˈbɪlən/, U.S. /ˈbɪlən/ Etymology: < French billon ‘debased metal,’ originally certainly meaning ‘mass’ (Littré), i.e. ‘l'or et l'argent en bille,’ bullion, < bille , billet n.¹ of wood, etc.: compare billot n. French billon is cognate with Provençal billo , Spanish vellon , Italian biglione , medieval Latin billi-ōnem . In English, of modern adoption < French, where its sense-development has not been clearly traced; it had at one time the sense now expressed by English bullion , medieval Latin bulliōnem , and the two words have mutually influenced each other, though they are distinct in origin: see bullion n.¹ 1. A mixed metal used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a preponderating admixture of a baser metal. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > alloy of precious metals billon1728 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Billon, in Coinage, a kind of base Metal, either of Gold or Silver, in whose Mixture Copper predominates. 1797 Encycl. Brit. at Billon Gold under twelve carats fine, is called billon of gold. 1876 G. D. Mathews Coinages of World xxii. 231 For Martinique..small coins of silver and gold washed billon were struck in France during parts of the last century. 2. esp. An alloy of silver with copper, tin, or other base metal, in which the latter predominates. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > alloy of precious metals > silver alloys billon1819 shibuichi1880 1819 A. Rees Cycl. IV. at Billon The writers on numismatic science appropriate the term billon to signify metals of copper alloyed with a very small quantity of silver. 1852 T. Wright Celt, Roman, & Saxon (1861) 378 Of these Richborough coins..fifteen [are] of billon or debased silver. 1883 Antiquary July James III..issued several denominations of billon coins, as placks, half-placks, farthings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1728
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