billon
US[bil-uhn]/ˈbɪlən/2 syllables
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bil′lon′ (…), noun
Origin: F. Cf. Billet a stick.
An alloy of gold and silver with a large proportion of copper or other base metal, used in coinage.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
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