cupreous

[ kyoo-pree-uhs, koo- ]

adjective

1. copper-colored; metallic reddish-brown.
2. consisting of or containing copper; copperlike.

cupreous

/ ˈkjuːprɪəs /

adjective

1. of, consisting of, containing, or resembling copper; coppery
2. of the reddish-brown colour of copper

Word History and Origins

Origin of cupreous¹

1660–70; < Late Latin cupreus, equivalent to cupr ( um ) copper ¹ + -eus -eous

Word History and Origins

Origin of cupreous¹

C17: from Late Latin cupreus, from cuprum copper ¹

Example Sentences

Cupreous, kūp′rē-us, Cupric, kūp′rik, adj. of or containing copper.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

Copper was named after Venus, and cupreous salts were known as venereal salts.

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Cupreous: the metallic red of pure shining copper.

From Project Gutenberg

Vertex bluish-purple; face and pectus silvery; antennæ testaceous, arista about half the length of the body; fourth and fifth segments of the abdomen deep black with a cupreous band on the hind border of each segment, tip blue; legs and halteres testaceous; wings greyish, paler along the hind border, tips black, fore branch of the præbrachial vein slightly curved inward, discal transverse vein slightly undulating.

From Project Gutenberg

Face silvery; antennæ testaceous, black towards the tips, arista full as long as the thorax; thorax with three cupreous stripes; pectus silvery; abdomen with cupreous purple bands and with whitish spots along each side; legs testaceous, tarsi and hind tibiæ black; wings slightly greyish, blackish brown along the costa and about the transverse veins, veins black, fore branch of the præbrachial vein curved inward, discal transverse vein undulating; halteres testaceous.

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