similorn.
/ˈsɪmᵻlɔː/, U.S. /ˈsɪməˌlɔr/ Now rare.
An alloy of copper and brass that resembles gold, used in making cheap jewellery.
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maslinOE
latten1340
messing1371
orichalcc1429
shruff1541
black latten1545
mellay1545
medley brass1600
medley1601
shaven latten1660
latten-brass1677
brass-latten1678
similor1778
pig brass1841
Muntz metal1842
button brass1849
oreide1857
voltaic brass1860
semilor1866
naval brass1881
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > gilding > gold leaf or plate > imitation
orseduec1377
clinquant1691
German gold1712
Dutch gilding1760
ormolu1765
similor1778
Dutch foil1815
Dutch gilt1825
Dutch gold1825
Dutch metal1825
mosaic gold1825
Dutch leaf-
1778 J. Aikin tr. A. Baumé Man. Chem. 216 These form the compounds called pinchbeck, Prince Rupert's metal, or similor [Fr. similor].
1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 30 This alloy may exist in many different proportions, under which it has different names, as tombac, similor, pinchbeck, &c.
1908 H. C. Smith Jewellery xxxvi. 359 Such materials as pinchbeck and Similor and the plated objects of modern times hardly fall within the present category.
1985 ‘J. Gash’ Pearlhanger (1986) vii. 61 ‘Similor's lightweight, love,’ I told Marilyn. ‘Cheap old alloy.’
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [adjective] > gilded > imitation
similored1835
1835 Trewman's Exeter Flying Post 15 Oct. 1/3 (advt.) Beware of imposition—gilt & similored articles may be presented at less than half the above-named prices.
1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 220/1 Yellow similored goods must only have the mercury fairly removed from them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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