Corinthian bronze
English
Noun
Corinthian
bronze
(
uncountable
)
A
valuable
metal
alloy
in
classical
antiquity
, of uncertain composition, thought to have been an alloy of
copper
with
gold
and/or
silver
, but perhaps only a very high grade of
bronze
.
Synonym:
Corinthian brass
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