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SHAKUDO
Etymology
Noun
shakudo (uncountable)
A billon of gold and copper that can be treated to form a dark indigo patina resembling lacquer.
Source: Wiktionary
Shak"u*do", n. [Jap.]
Definition: An alloy of copper, invented by the Japanese, having a very dark blue color approaching black.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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