单词 | billon |
释义 | billon /bil"euhn/, n. 1. an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal. 2. an alloy of silver with copper or the like, used for coins of small denomination. 3. any coin struck from such an alloy. [1720-30; < F: debased metal, orig. ingot, equiv. to MF bille log (see BILLET2) + -on n. suffix] |
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