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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