(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:19:38

E*lec"tre, E*lec"ter (?), n. [L. electrum: cf. F. 'electre mixture of gold and silver. See Electrum.]

1.

Amber. See Electrum.

[Obs.]

2.

A metallic substance compounded of gold and silver; an alloy.

[Obs.]

Wyclif.

 

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