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单词 bullion
释义 bullion
 —bullionless,  adj.  
 /bool"yeuhn/,  n.  
  1. gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value.
  2. gold or silver in the form of bars or ingots.
  3. Also called bullion fringe. a thick trimming of cord covered with gold or silver thread, for decorating uniforms.
  4. embroidery or lace worked with gold wire or gold or silver cords.
 [1300-50; ME: melted mass of gold or silver < AL bullion- (s. of bullio) in same sense ( < AF bullion mint), lit., a boiling, equiv. to bull(ire) to bubble, BOIL1 + -ion- -ION]
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