Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An alloy of quicksilver, tin, and sulphur, constituting a yellow powder, used by artists in the middle ages in place of gold.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A composition of quicksilver, tin, and sulphur, forming a yellow powder, sometimes used by mediæval artists, for the sake of economy, instead of gold.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A composition of
mercury ,tin , andsulphur , forming a yellow powder, sometimes used by mediaeval artists as a cheaper alternative to gold.
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