- electrum
- ēlectrum, i, n., = êlektron.I.Amber (pure Lat. succinum), Plin. 37, 2, 11, § 31; Ov. M. 15, 316.— Plur., Verg. E. 8, 54. —B.Meton., an amber ball, carried by Roman ladies in their hands to keep them cool.— Plur., Ov. M. 2, 365; cf. Böttig. Sabina, II. p. 210.—II.A mixed metal (natural or artificial) resembling amber in color, Plin. 33, 4, 23, § 81 al.; Isid. Orig. 16, 24, 2; Verg. A. 8, 402; 624; Sil. 1, 229.—B.Meton., an article made of amber, Mart. 8, 51; Juv. 14, 307.
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.