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• cop|per|as — «KOP uhr uhs», noun. a compound of iron and sulfur which occurs in light green crystals, used in making ink, in dyeing, in medicine as a disinfectant, in purifying water, and in photography; green vitriol. Copperas is a hydrated sulfate of iron.… …   Useful english dictionary

• cop|per|y — «KOP uhr ee», adjective. 1. of or containing copper. 2. like copper: »a coppery sky at sunset …   Useful english dictionary

• Cop|per|head — «KOP uhr HEHD», noun. a poisonous snake of eastern North America; redeye. It has a copper colored head and is related to the water moccasin and the rattlesnake. Copperheads grow to be about three feet long. »Copperheads have pretty copper colored …   Useful english dictionary

• cop|per|head — «KOP uhr HEHD», noun. a poisonous snake of eastern North America; redeye. It has a copper colored head and is related to the water moccasin and the rattlesnake. Copperheads grow to be about three feet long. »Copperheads have pretty copper colored …   Useful english dictionary

• cop|per-col|ored — «KOP uhr KUHL uhrd», adjective. of a lustrous, reddish brown color: »a copper colored sky at sunset …   Useful english dictionary

• cop|per|ish — «KOP uhr ihsh», adjective. like copper; coppery …   Useful english dictionary

• cop|per|plate — «KOP uhr PLAYT», noun. 1. a thin, flat piece of copper on which a design, writing, or the like, is engraved or etched. 2. an engraving, picture, or print made from a copperplate. 3. the copperplate printing or engraving process. 4. Often,… …   Useful english dictionary

• cop|per|smith — «KOP uhr SMIHTH», noun. 1. a person who makes things out of copper. 2. a bird, the crimson breasted barbet of India, that utters a gong like cry …   Useful english dictionary

• cop|per|worm — «KOP uhr WURM», noun. a shipworm …   Useful english dictionary

• David Cop|per|field — «KOP uhr feeld», a novel by Charles Dickens, published in 1849 50 …   Useful english dictionary