Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A composite metal made of gold and brass, used in making jewelry.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the many names given to brass of varying composition as used for a cheap imitation of gold.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[German Talmigold, partial translation of French Tal. mi-or, contraction of Tallois demi-or, Tallois half-gold : Tallois (after Tallois, 19th-century Parisian inventor) + demi-, demi- + or, gold.]
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