maillechort

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French maillechort.

Noun[edit]

maillechort (countable and uncountable, plural maillechorts)

  1. (obsolete) Nickel silver.

Translations[edit]

French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Maill(ot) + Chor(ier), the names of the two Lyon craftsmen who invented it.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /maj.ʃɔʁ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

maillechort m (plural maillechorts)

  1. nickel silver

Further reading[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from French maillechort.

Noun[edit]

maillechort n (uncountable)

  1. maillechort

Declension[edit]