ORICHALCUM


Meaning of ORICHALCUM in English

/awr'i kal"keuhm/ , n.

a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.

[ 1640-50; oreíchalkos lit., mountain-copper, equiv. to orei-, comb. form of óros mountain + chalkós copper ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .