English Explanatory Dictionary

flowered silver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The standard alloy of silver with copper and lead used in the ingot currency of Burma.

Word forms

flowered silver

Etymology

From the appearance of stars and radiating lines on the surface of the alloy as it cools in the crucible.

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