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flowered silver

flowered silver noun: the standard alloy of silver with copper and lead used in the ingot currency of Burma.

Noun

flowered silver (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The standard alloy of silver with copper and lead used in the ingot currency of Burma.

Origin of flowered silver

From the appearance of stars and radiating lines on the surface of the alloy as it cools in the crucible.

Questions about flowered silver

What does flowered silver mean?
Flowered silver means the standard alloy of silver with copper and lead used in the ingot currency of Burma.
What part of speech is flowered silver?
Flowered silver is a noun.

Words near flowered silver in the dictionary

  1. flowerboxes
  2. Flowerdale
  3. Flowerdew
  4. Flowerdews
  5. flowered
  6. flowered silver
  7. flowerer
  8. flowerers
  9. flowerest
  10. floweret
  11. flowereth

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