Definition of Orichalc

1. brass [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orichalc

orgones
orgue
orgues
orgul
orgulity
orgulous
orgyia
oribatid
oribatids
oribi
oribis
oricalche
oricha
orichalc (current term)
orichalceous
orichalch
orichalchum
orichalcs
orichalcum
orichas
orickite
oriel
oriel window
orielled
oriels
oriencies
oriency
orient

Literary usage of Orichalc

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Moohummudan Law of Sale, According to the Huneefeea Code: from the by Neil Benjamin Edmonstone Baillie (1850)
"And this condition applies to all articles estimated by weight, f There is no objection to the sale of red brass for orichalc, J though the latter be in the ..."

2. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Mines (1920)
"(Standard) orichalc. Under the Roman empire, an alloy of copper and zinc, ... Having a color between gold and brass ; of, or pertaining to, orichalc. ..."

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