cupreous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having the reddish-brown color or metallic sheen of polished copper

   The fish flashed cupreous scales in the shallow water.

2. 2
   adj

   made of, containing, or relating to copper

   The assay revealed cupreous deposits throughout the ore sample.

3. 3
   noun

   a reddish-brown color resembling polished copper

   The artist used cupreous to warm the shadows around the figure.

From Latin cupreus, 'of copper,' based on cuprum, 'copper.' Cuprum developed from aes Cyprium, 'metal of Cyprus,' because the island was an important ancient source of copper. English cupreous names both the substance and its characteristic reddish-brown color.

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