tambac

• Substantivo que designa uma liga de cobre e zinco, às vezes com arsênio, usada para imitar ouro em bijuterias baratas e para douração.

A noun referring to an alloy of copper and zinc, sometimes with arsenic, used to imitate gold in inexpensive jewelry and for gilding.

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1. Gold-like alloyC2formal

   A metal mixture primarily of copper and zinc, occasionally with arsenic, used as a cheaper substitute for gold in jewelry and for gilding.

   Liga semelhante ao ouro

   • The antique brooch was made of tambac, not solid gold.
   • Jewelers often use tambac to create affordable imitation gold pieces.
   • The gilded frame was actually a thin layer of gold over tambac.

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