n. An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver.
n. German silver plate.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Amber.
n. An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by the ancients.
n. German-silver plate. See German silver, under German.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A word used by Greek (η%27λεκτρον) and Latin (electrum) authors with various meanings at various times.
n. Native argentiferous gold in which the silver amounts to one third or more.
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n. an alloy of gold and silver
Word Usage
"The left one is electrum, which is poisonous to demons, and the right one is blessed iron, in case I run across any unfriendly vampires or even faeriesfaeries hate iron."