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NOUN (5)

1. a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor;
[syn: copper, Cu, atomic number 29]

2. a copper penny;

3. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman;
[syn: bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig]

4. a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper;
[syn: copper, copper color]

5. any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings;


VERB (1)

1. coat with a layer of copper;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Copper \Cop"per\, n. [OE. coper (cf. D. koper, Sw. koppar, Dan. kobber, G. kupfer), LL. cuper, fr. L. cuprum for earlier Cyprium, Cyprium aes, i.e., Cyprian brass, fr. Gr. ? of Cyprus (Gr. ?), anciently renowned for its copper mines. Cf. Cypreous.] 1. A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze. [1913 Webster] Note: Copper is the only metal which occurs native abundantly in large masses; it is found also in various ores, of which the most important are chalcopyrite, chalcocite, cuprite, and malachite. Copper mixed with tin forms bell metal; with a smaller proportion, bronze; and with zinc, it forms brass, pinchbeck, and other alloys. [1913 Webster] 2. A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] My friends filled my pockets with coppers. --Franklin. [1913 Webster] 3. A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper. [1913 Webster] 4. pl. Specifically (Naut.), the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers. [1913 Webster] Note: Copper is often used adjectively, commonly in the sense of made or consisting of copper, or resembling copper; as, a copper boiler, tube, etc. [1913 Webster] All in a hot and copper sky. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] Note: It is sometimes written in combination; as, copperplate, coppersmith, copper-colored. [1913 Webster] Copper finch. (Zool.) See Chaffinch. Copper glance, or Vitreous copper. (Min.) See Chalcocite. Indigo copper. (Min.) See Covelline. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Copper \Cop"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coppered; p. pr. & vb. n. Coppering.] To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

copper n 1: a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor [syn: copper, Cu, atomic number 29] 2: a copper penny 3: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig] 4: a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper [syn: copper, copper color] 5: any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings v 1: coat with a layer of copper
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

143 Moby Thesaurus words for "copper": C, C-note, Dogberry, G, G-note, John Law, Titian, adust, auburn, aureate, bar, bay, bay-colored, bayard, bluecoat, bobby, brass, brassy, brazen, bronze, bronze-colored, bronzed, bronzy, brownish-red, buck, bull, bullion, cartwheel, castaneous, cent, century, chestnut, chestnut-brown, coin gold, coin silver, cop, copper-colored, coppery, cupreous, cuprous, dick, dime, dollar, dollar bill, ferrous, ferruginous, fifty cents, fin, fish, five cents, five hundred dollars, five-dollar bill, five-hundred-dollar bill, five-spot, fiver, flatfoot, flattie, four bits, foxy, frogskin, fuzz, gendarme, gilt, gold, gold nugget, gold-filled, gold-plated, golden, grand, gumshoe, half G, half a C, half dollar, half grand, heat, henna, hundred-dollar bill, ingot, iron, iron man, ironlike, lead, leaden, liver-brown, liver-colored, livid-brown, mahogany, man, mercurial, mercurous, mill, nickel, nickelic, nickeline, nugget, officer, peeler, penny, pewter, pewtery, pig, precious metals, quarter, quicksilver, red cent, reddish-brown, roan, rubiginous, rufous, russet, russety, rust, rust-colored, rusty, sawbuck, shamus, silver, silver dollar, silver-plated, silvery, skin, smacker, steel, steely, sunburned, ten cents, ten-spot, tenner, terra-cotta, the cops, the fuzz, the law, thousand dollars, thousand-dollar bill, tin, tinny, twenty-dollar bill, twenty-five cents, two bits, two-dollar bill, two-spot, yard, yellow stuff
The Elements (07Nov00):

copper Symbol: Cu Atomic number: 29 Atomic weight: 63.54 Red-brown transition element. Known by the Romans as 'cuprum.' Extracted and used for thousands of years. Malleable, ductile and an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. When in moist conditions, a greenish layer forms on the outside.
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

copper n. Conventional electron-carrying network cable with a core conductor of copper ? or aluminum! Opposed to light pipe or, say, a short-range microwave link.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

copper Conventional electrical network cable with a core conductor of copper (or aluminium!) Opposed to light pipe or, say, a short-range microwave link. [Jargon File] (1994-11-30)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Copper derived from the Greek kupros (the island of Cyprus), called "Cyprian brass," occurs only in the Authorized Version in Ezra 8:27. Elsewhere the Hebrew word (nehosheth) is improperly rendered "brass," and sometimes "steel" (2 Sam. 22:35; Jer. 15:12). The "bow of steel" (Job 20:24; Ps. 18:34) should have been "bow of copper" (or "brass," as in the R.V.). The vessels of "fine copper" of Ezra 8:27 were probably similar to those of "bright brass" mentioned in 1 Kings 7:45; Dan. 10:6. Tubal-cain was the first artificer in brass and iron (Gen. 4:22). Hiram was noted as a worker in brass (1 Kings 7:14). Copper abounded in Palestine (Deut. 8:9; Isa. 60:17; 1 Chr. 22:3, 14). All sorts of vessels in the tabernacle and the temple were made of it (Lev. 6:28; Num. 16:39; 2 Chr. 4:16; Ezra 8:27); also weapons of war (1 Sam. 17:5, 6, 38; 2 Sam. 21:16). Iron is mentioned only four times (Gen. 4:22; Lev. 26:19; Num. 31:22; 35:16) in the first four books of Moses, while copper (rendered "brass") is mentioned forty times. (See BRASS.) We find mention of Alexander (q.v.), a "coppersmith" of Ephesus (2 Tim. 4:14).