Middle English Dictionary Entry
alkamīne n.
Entry Info
| Forms | alkamīne n. |
| Etymology | From alkamīe , with L adj. suff. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Brass or an alloy resembling brass.
Associated quotations
- (1464) RParl.5.507a : Harneys for Gurdles of Iron, of Laton, of Stele, of Tyn, or of Alkamyn.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)6.41 : Machomete made an ydole of auricalke or alkmuyne [Trev.: latoun; L aurichalco].