- skip - Brewer’s

German Silver

is not silver at all, but white copper, or copper, zinc, and nickel mixed together. It was first made in Europe at Hildberg-hausen, in Germany, but had been used by the Chinese time out of mind.

 

previous entry · index · next entry

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

previous entry · index · next entry

George Geith
George Sand
George Street (Strand, London)
Geraint (g hard)
Geraldine
Geranium (g soft)
Gerda (g hard)
German or Germaine (g soft)
German
German Comb
German Silver
Gerrymander (g hard)
Gerst-Monat
Gertrude
Gertrude (St.)
Gertrude of Wyoming
Gervais (St.)
Geryon (g hard)
Geryoneo
Gesmas (g hard)
Gessler (g hard)