Hypertext Webster Gateway: "electrum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Electron \E*lec"tron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'h`lektron. See
{Electric}.]
Amber; also, the alloy of gold and silver, called {electrum}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Electrum \E*lec"trum\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See {Electric}, and
cf. {Electre}, {Electron}.]
1. Amber.
2. An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by
the ancients.
3. German-silver plate. See {German silver}, under {German}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
electrum
n : an alloy of gold and silver
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