bul|lion

bul|lion
bul|lion «BUL yuhn», noun.
1. a) uncoined gold or silver in the form of bars or ingots. b) gold or silver in the mass. c) coin, plate, or the like, considered only with reference to metallic value.
2. a cordlike trimming made of twisted gold or silver thread.
[< Anglo-French bullion < Old French bouillir to boil; influenced by billon debased metal < bille stick]

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