Cupreous Definition

ko͝oprē-əs, kyo͝o-
adjective
Of or containing copper.
Webster's New World
Copper-colored.
Webster's New World
noun

A reddish-brown color, like that of polished copper.

Wiktionary

Origin of Cupreous

  • From Late Latin cupreus from cuprum copper copper1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin cupreus, from cuprum (“copper”).

    From Wiktionary

Cupreous Sentence Examples

  • Then follows Portugal, with its important output of cupreous pyrites.

  • Newfoundland yields cupreous pyrites, worked at Pilley's Island, whilst the nickeliferous pyrites of Sudbury in Ontario is partly magnetic (see Pyrrhotite).

  • Beside this I got a rare mess of golden and silver and bright cupreous fishes, which looked like a string of jewels.

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Words Starting With

CCUCUP

Words Ending With

SUSOUS

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