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Brewer's: Copper
(A). A policeman. Said to be so called from the copper badge which Fernando Wood, of New York, appointed them to wear; but more likely a variant of “cop” (q.v.). “There were cries of `…Brewer's: Copper Captain
(A). A Brummagem captain; a “General von Poffenburgh.” Michael Perez is so called in Rule a Wife and have a Wife, by Beaumont and Fletcher. “To this copper-captain was confided the command…Brewer's: Copper Nose
Oliver Cromwell; also called “Ruby Nose,” “Nosey,” and “Nose Almighty,” no doubt from some scorbutic tendency which showed itself in a big red nose. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Copper-nosed Harry
Henry VIII. When Henry VIII. had spent all the money left him by his miserly father, he minted an inferior silver coin, in which the copper alloy soon showed itself on the more prominent…Copper Age
(Encyclopedia) Copper Age: see Bronze Age.copper pyrites
(Encyclopedia) copper pyrites: see chalcopyrite.copper sulfate
(Encyclopedia) copper sulfate, common name for the blue crystalline heptahydrate of cupric sulfate, in which copper has valence +2. It may also refer to cuprous sulfate (Cu2SO4), in which copper has…Advanced-Level Science Projects: Copper Magic
Copper MagicAdvanced-Level Science ProjectsChemistryWhat's in a Color?Copper Magic This is an easy experiment to conduct, but interesting because it involves several chemical reactions and you get…copper, chemical element
(Encyclopedia) copper, metallic chemical element; symbol Cu [Lat. cuprum=copper]; at. no. 29; at. wt. 63.546; m.p. 1,083.4℃; b.p. 2,567℃; sp. gr. 8.96 at 20℃; valence +1 or +2. Copper and some of its…Trending
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