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An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding
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tambac
Word definitions for tambac in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tombac \Tom"bac\, n. [Pg. tambaca,tambaque, fr. Malay tamb[=a]ga copper; cf. Skr. t[=a]mraka; cf. F. tombac.] (Metal.) An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also German brass or Dutch brass ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding [syn: tombac , tombak ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (obsolete form of tombak English)