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Abyssinian gold en · NOUN

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  1. (uncountable) An alloy of approximately 90% copper and 10% zinc.
    • It proved to be a spoon made of Abyssinian gold, a composition closely resembling in appearance the real article. 1904, Mark Sykes, Edmund Sandars, D'Ordel's Pantechnicon: