Red brass
Red brass noun - Brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry.
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Tombac
Tombac noun - An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.
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