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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A metal composed of a thin sheet of [ | + | A metal composed of a thin sheet of [[gold|gold]] rolled on [[brass|brass]]. It is used in making costume jewelry. The name was originally called Tallois half-gold when it was invented in Paris about 1865. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Tallois half-gold; Abyssinian gold; counterfeit gold; Talmi (Deut.) | Tallois half-gold; Abyssinian gold; counterfeit gold; Talmi (Deut.) | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 216 |
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Latest revision as of 13:38, 7 June 2022
Description
A metal composed of a thin sheet of Gold rolled on Brass. It is used in making costume jewelry. The name was originally called Tallois half-gold when it was invented in Paris about 1865.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Tallois half-gold; Abyssinian gold; counterfeit gold; Talmi (Deut.)
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 216
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998