minargent

English

Etymology

Probably from aluminium and Latin argentum (“silver”).

Noun

minargent (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An alloy of (starting with the main component, and ending with the smallest) copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium, formerly used by jewellers as a substitute for silver.

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