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orichalc

orichalc is the alternative form of orichalcum.

Meaning of orichalcum

Noun

orichalcum (uncountable)

  1. A valuable yellow metal known to the Ancient Greeks and Romans; now sometimes interpreted as referring to a natural alloy of gold and copper, and sometimes treated as a mythical substance.
    • Many walls were coated with metals – with brass, tin and a red ^([sic]) metal, unknown to us, called orichalcum.2008, Jonathan Black, A Secret History of the World, Quercus, published 2008, page 162

Origin of orichalc

Compare French orichalque.

Questions about orichalc

What is orichalc the alternative form of?
Orichalc is the alternative form of orichalcum.

Words near orichalc in the dictionary

  1. oribis
  2. oribé
  3. oribés
  4. oricalche
  5. oricha
  6. orichalc
  7. orichalceous
  8. orichalch
  9. orichalchum
  10. orichalcum
  11. orichas

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