noun

copper

copper

Pipes are often made of copper.

Pipes are often made of copper.

Her hair has a beautiful copper color.

Her hair has a beautiful copper colour.

((uncountable noun)) a reddish-brown metal. Pipes are often made of copper.

Synonyms: bronze, reddish-brown

From Latin 'cuprum', meaning 'metal of Cyprus', as Cyprus was a major source of copper in antiquity.

Think of the colour of a 1p or 2p coin, or old water pipes.

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