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coppery

[ kop-uh-ree ]

adjective

  1. of, resembling, or containing copper.
  2. being reddish-brown in color; copper-colored.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of coppery1

First recorded in 1785–95; copper 1 + -y 1
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People sometimes refer to a lunar eclipse as a "blood moon" because of the way the Moon can turn a deep, coppery red during the eclipse.

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By this time, you should have a coppery, oily base at the bottom of the pan.

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The accessory of the season were belts with long trailing fringe: tinsel silver, coppery gold, leather with eyelets or silky strands.

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As the weather cools, the dangling seed heads and foliage of the sea oats change from green to gold to a coppery brown, standing in the winter landscape unless it gets knocked back by snow.

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Throughout the symphony, the trumpets had the right coppery bite.

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