maillechort

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French maillechort.

Noun

maillechort (plural maillechorts)

1. (obsolete) Nickel silver.

Translations

nickel silver — see nickel silver

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French

Alternative forms

• melchior (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maj.ʃɔʁ/

Noun

maillechort m (plural maillechorts)

1. nickel silver

Further reading

• “maillechort”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.