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copper (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: coper, from Late Latin cuprum, from Latin (aes) Cyprium 'metal of Cyprus, copper']
[U] a soft reddish-brown metal that allows electricity and heat to pass through it easily, and is used to make electrical wires, water pipes etc. It is a chemical element : symbol Cu
coppers [plural] BrE money of low value made of copper or bronze
::He offered to do the job for a few coppers.
[U] a reddish-brown colour
::her copper hair
[C] BrE informal a police officer
-- coppery adj
::coppery skin