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orichalcum

/awr-i-kal-kuhm/US // ˌɔr ɪˈkæl kəm //

金刚石,金刚玉石,金刚砂,金刚玉

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.

Examples

  • The roof was of ivory, adorned with gold and silver and orichalcum, and the rest of the interior was lined with orichalcum.

  • Thus tureigua hobin, which Peter Martyr translates rex resplendens uti orichalcum,23 in Arawack means shining like something red.