[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

copper \cop"per\, n. oe. coper cf. d. koper, sw. koppar, dan.
   kobber, g. kupfer, ll. cuper, fr. l. cuprum for earlier
   cyprium, cyprium aes, i.e., cyprian brass, fr. gr. ? of
   cyprus gr. ?, anciently renowned for its copper mines. cf.
   cypreous.
   1. a common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and
      malleable, and very tenacious. it is one of the best
      conductors of heat and electricity. symbol cu. atomic
      weight 63.3. it is one of the most useful metals in
      itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze.
      1913 webster

   note: copper is the only metal which occurs native abundantly
         in large masses; it is found also in various ores, of
         which the most important are chalcopyrite, chalcocite,
         cuprite, and malachite. copper mixed with tin forms
         bell metal; with a smaller proportion, bronze; and with
         zinc, it forms brass, pinchbeck, and other alloys.
         1913 webster

   2. a coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin
      of copper. colloq.
      1913 webster

            my friends filled my pockets with coppers.
                                                  --franklin.
      1913 webster

   3. a vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper.
      1913 webster

   4. pl. specifically naut., the boilers in the galley for
      cooking; as, a ship's coppers.
      1913 webster

   note: copper is often used adjectively, commonly in the sense
         of made or consisting of copper, or resembling copper;
         as, a copper boiler, tube, etc.
         1913 webster

               all in a hot and copper sky.       --coleridge.
         1913 webster

   note: it is sometimes written in combination; as,
         copperplate, coppersmith, copper-colored.
         1913 webster

   copper finch. zool. see chaffinch.

   copper glance, or vitreous copper. min. see
      chalcocite.

   indigo copper. min. see covelline.
      1913 webster
see also:
cypreous copper finch chaffinch copper glance vitreous copper chalcocite 
indigo copper covelline 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

copper \cop"per\, v. t. imp.  p. p. coppered; p. pr.  vb.
   n. coppering.
   to cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of
   copper; as, to copper a ship.
   1913 webster
see also:
coppered coppering 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

copper
     n 1: a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant
          diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals
          but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large
          masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
          syn: cu, atomic number 29
     2: a copper penny
     3: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman syn: bull, cop, fuzz,
         pig
     4: a reddish brown the color of polished copper syn: copper
        color
     5: any of various small butterflies of the family lycaenidae
        having copper colored wings
     v : coat with a layer of copper
see also:
cu atomic number 29 bull cop fuzz pig 
copper color 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

143 moby thesaurus words for "copper":
   c, c-note, dogberry, g, g-note, john law, titian, adust, auburn,
   aureate, bar, bay, bay-colored, bayard, bluecoat, bobby, brass,
   brassy, brazen, bronze, bronze-colored, bronzed, bronzy,
   brownish-red, buck, bull, bullion, cartwheel, castaneous, cent,
   century, chestnut, chestnut-brown, coin gold, coin silver, cop,
   copper-colored, coppery, cupreous, cuprous, dick, dime, dollar,
   dollar bill, ferrous, ferruginous, fifty cents, fin, fish,
   five cents, five hundred dollars, five-dollar bill,
   five-hundred-dollar bill, five-spot, fiver, flatfoot, flattie,
   four bits, foxy, frogskin, fuzz, gendarme, gilt, gold, gold nugget,
   gold-filled, gold-plated, golden, grand, gumshoe, half g, half a c,
   half dollar, half grand, heat, henna, hundred-dollar bill, ingot,
   iron, iron man, ironlike, lead, leaden, liver-brown, liver-colored,
   livid-brown, mahogany, man, mercurial, mercurous, mill, nickel,
   nickelic, nickeline, nugget, officer, peeler, penny, pewter,
   pewtery, pig, precious metals, quarter, quicksilver, red cent,
   reddish-brown, roan, rubiginous, rufous, russet, russety, rust,
   rust-colored, rusty, sawbuck, shamus, silver, silver dollar,
   silver-plated, silvery, skin, smacker, steel, steely, sunburned,
   ten cents, ten-spot, tenner, terra-cotta, the cops, the fuzz,
   the law, thousand dollars, thousand-dollar bill, tin, tinny,
   twenty-dollar bill, twenty-five cents, two bits, two-dollar bill,
   two-spot, yard, yellow stuff

[5] : Elements database 20001107

copper
symbol: cu
atomic number: 29
atomic weight: 63.54
red-brown transition element. known by the romans as 'cuprum.' extracted
and used for thousands of years. malleable, ductile and an excellent
conductor of heat and electricity. when in moist conditions, a greenish
layer forms on the outside.

[6] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

copper n. conventional electron-carrying network cable with a core
   conductor of copper -- or aluminum opposed to light pipe or, say, a
   short-range microwave link.


see also:
light pipe 

[7] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

copper
     
        conventional electrical network cable with a core conductor of
        copper or aluminium
     
        opposed to light pipe or, say, a short-range microwave link.
     
        jargon file
     
        1994-11-30
     
     
see also:
light pipe jargon file 

[8] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

copper
   derived from the greek kupros the island of cyprus, called
   "cyprian brass," occurs only in the authorized version in ezra
   8:27. elsewhere the hebrew word nehosheth is improperly
   rendered "brass," and sometimes "steel" 2 sam. 22:35; jer.
   15:12. the "bow of steel" job 20:24; ps. 18:34 should have
   been "bow of copper" or "brass," as in the r.v.. the vessels
   of "fine copper" of ezra 8:27 were probably similar to those of
   "bright brass" mentioned in 1 kings 7:45; dan. 10:6.
   
     tubal-cain was the first artificer in brass and iron gen.
   4:22. hiram was noted as a worker in brass 1 kings 7:14.
   copper abounded in palestine deut. 8:9; isa. 60:17; 1 chr.
   22:3, 14. all sorts of vessels in the tabernacle and the temple
   were made of it lev. 6:28; num. 16:39; 2 chr. 4:16; ezra 8:27;
   also weapons of war 1 sam. 17:5, 6, 38; 2 sam. 21:16. iron is
   mentioned only four times gen. 4:22; lev. 26:19; num. 31:22;
   35:16 in the first four books of moses, while copper rendered
   "brass" is mentioned forty times. see brass.
   
     we find mention of alexander q.v., a "coppersmith" of
   ephesus 2 tim. 4:14.
   
see also:
brass 

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