CUPREOUS


Meaning of CUPREOUS in English

/kyooh"pree euhs, kooh"-/ , adj.

1. copper-colored; metallic reddish-brown.

2. consisting of or containing copper; copperlike.

[ 1660-70; cupreus, equiv. to cupr ( um ) COPPER 1 + -eus -EOUS ]

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