flowered silver

English

Etymology

From the appearance of stars and radiating lines on the surface of the alloy as it cools in the crucible.

Noun

flowered silver (uncountable)

1. (historical) The standard alloy of silver with copper and lead used in the ingot currency of Burma.

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “flowered silver”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].