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|lshtext=<b>ŏrĭchalcum</b>: (also [[erroneously]] written aurĭchalcum, as if from [[aurum]]), i, n., = [[ὀρείχαλκος]] | |lshtext=<b>ŏrĭchalcum</b>: (also [[erroneously]] written aurĭchalcum, as if from [[aurum]]), i, n., = [[ὀρείχαλκος]],<br /><b>I</b> [[yellow]] [[copper]] [[ore]], also the [[brass]] made from it.<br /><b>I</b> Lit., Cic. Off. 3, 23, 92; Hor. A. P. 202: [[album]], Verg. A. 12, 87.—It [[was]] [[highly]] prized by the ancients, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 46; id. Mil. 3, 1, 61; id. Ps. 2, 3, 22; cf. Plin. 34, 2, 2, § 4 (al. aurichalci). —<br /><b>II</b> Transf., of [[brass]] implements.—So of a [[brazen]] [[tuba]], Val. Fl. 3, 61.—Of [[arms]] of [[brass]], Stat. Th. 10, 660. | ||
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Revision as of 09:33, 13 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ŏrĭchalcum: (also erroneously written aurĭchalcum, as if from aurum), i, n., = ὀρείχαλκος,
I yellow copper ore, also the brass made from it.
I Lit., Cic. Off. 3, 23, 92; Hor. A. P. 202: album, Verg. A. 12, 87.—It was highly prized by the ancients, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 46; id. Mil. 3, 1, 61; id. Ps. 2, 3, 22; cf. Plin. 34, 2, 2, § 4 (al. aurichalci). —
II Transf., of brass implements.—So of a brazen tuba, Val. Fl. 3, 61.—Of arms of brass, Stat. Th. 10, 660.
