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caracoly

caracoly noun: an alloy of gold, silver, and copper, formerly used to make cheap jewellery.

Noun

caracoly (uncountable)

  1. (historical, obsolete) An alloy of gold, silver, and copper, formerly used to make cheap jewellery.

Questions about caracoly

What does caracoly mean?
Caracoly means an alloy of gold, silver, and copper, formerly used to make cheap jewellery.
What part of speech is caracoly?
Caracoly is a noun.

Words near caracoly in the dictionary

  1. caracolle
  2. caracolled
  3. caracolles
  4. caracolling
  5. caracols
  6. caracoly
  7. caracora
  8. caracoras
  9. caracore
  10. caracores
  11. Caracorum

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