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Copper
Definitions
- 1 Made of copper.
- 2 Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.
"All in a hot and copper sky, / The bloody Sun, at noon, / Right up above the mast did stand, / No bigger than the Moon."
- 1 A surname.
- 1 A reddish-brown metal, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29. uncountable
"Trump’s July 8 announcement of a 50% tariff on copper imports beginning August 1 sent prices surging 13% in one day, up to a record high of $5.69 per pound."
- 2 A police officer. slang
"One evening as I was lying down in Leicester Square / I was picked up by the coppers and kicked in the balls"
- 3 any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings wordnet
- 4 The reddish-brown colour / color of copper. countable, uncountable
- 5 a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper wordnet
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- 6 Any of various specialized items that are made of copper, where the use of copper is either traditional or vital to the function of the item. countable, dated
"Coppers are generally good for a year, if the battery is carefully attended […]"
- 7 uncomplimentary terms for a policeman wordnet
- 8 Any of various specialized items that are made of copper, where the use of copper is either traditional or vital to the function of the item.; A copper coin, typically of a small denomination, such as a penny. countable, dated
"I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the coppers."
- 9 a copper penny wordnet
- 10 Any of various specialized items that are made of copper, where the use of copper is either traditional or vital to the function of the item.; A large pot, often used for heating water or washing clothes over a fire. In Australasia at least, it could also be a fixed installation made of copper, with a fire underneath and its own chimney. Generally made redundant by the advent of the washing machine. Australia, UK, countable, dated, uncountable
"Mum would heat the water in a copper in the kitchen and transfer it to the tin bath."
- 11 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; used as an electrical and thermal conductor wordnet
- 12 Any of various lycaenid butterflies with copper-coloured upperwings, especially those of the genera Lycaena and Paralucia. countable, uncountable
- 1 To sheathe or coat with copper.
- 2 coat with a layer of copper wordnet
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English coper, from Old English coper, copor (“copper”), from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), contraction of Latin aes Cyprium (literally “Cyprian brass”), from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros, “Cyprus”). Doublet of kobo. Cognate with Dutch koper (“copper”), German Kupfer (“copper”), Icelandic kopar (“copper”).
Inherited from Middle English coper, from Old English coper, copor (“copper”), from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), contraction of Latin aes Cyprium (literally “Cyprian brass”), from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros, “Cyprus”). Doublet of kobo. Cognate with Dutch koper (“copper”), German Kupfer (“copper”), Icelandic kopar (“copper”).
Inherited from Middle English coper, from Old English coper, copor (“copper”), from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), contraction of Latin aes Cyprium (literally “Cyprian brass”), from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros, “Cyprus”). Doublet of kobo. Cognate with Dutch koper (“copper”), German Kupfer (“copper”), Icelandic kopar (“copper”).
From cop (“to take, capture, seize”) + -er (agent noun suffix).
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