E*lec"trum (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. . See Electric, and cf. Electre, Electron.]

1.

Amber.

2.

An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by the ancients.

3.

German-silver plate. See German silver, under German.

 

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