orichalcum
/ɒɹɪˈkalkəm/ · noun
Meaning
- A valuable yellow metal known to the Ancient Greeks and Romans; now sometimes interpreted as referring to a natural alloy of gold and copper, and sometimes treated as a mythical substance.
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