ETYM Old Eng. coper, Late Lat. cuper, from Latin cuprum for earlier Cyprium, Cyprium aes, i.e., Cyprian brass. Related to Cypreous.
Orange-pink, very malleable and ductile, metallic element, symbol Cu (from Latin cuprum), atomic number 29, atomic weight 63.546. It is used for its durability, pliability, high thermal and electrical conductivity, and resistance to corrosion.
It was the first metal used systematically for tools by humans; when mined and worked into utensils it formed the technological basis for the Copper Age in prehistory. When alloyed with tin it forms bronze, which strengthens the copper, allowing it to hold a sharp edge; the systematic production and use of this was the basis for the prehistoric Bronze Age. Brass, another hard copper alloy, includes zinc. The element’s name comes from the Greek for Cyprus (Kyprios), where copper was mined.1. A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; SYN. Cu, atomic number 29.
2. A reddish brown the color of polished copper; SYN. copper color.
3. A copper penny.
4. Any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having copper colored wings.

A card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine; SYN. chemin de fer.
Casino card game with two forms: chemin de fer and baccarat banque. In the former, each player takes it in turn to hold the bank; in the latter, all players compete against one banker. Cards are dealt from a wooden holder known as a “shoe”.

(French) “road of iron”; railroad; a kind of baccarat.
A card game in which two hands are dealt, any number of players may bet against the dealer, and the winning hand is the one that comes closer to but does not exceed a count of nine on two or three cards.

ETYM Latin cupreus, from cuprum.
Consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery.
Pertaining to or like copper.

1. A smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved.
2. A print made from a copperplate engraving.
3. A fine style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings. copper-plate

Rust of any metal
Rust, especially of copper and brass; verdigris.

Shining bronze colour; like brass.

1. Resembling the sound of a brass instrument; SYN. brasslike.
2. Tastelessly showy; SYN. cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy.

1. Resembling the sound of a brass instrument; SYN. brasslike.
2. Tastelessly showy; SYN. cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy.

ETYM Old Eng. brasen, as. braesen. Related to Brass.
Made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness).
1. Made of brass.
2. Sounding harsh and loud like struck brass; of the color of polished brass.
3. Marked by contemptuous boldness.

ETYM Latin cupreus, from cuprum.
Consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery.
Pertaining to or like copper.

Of, relating to, or containing copper with a valence of one.

Brass wash basin.