Associations to the word «Tombac»

Wiktionary

TOMBAC, noun. Alternative form of tombak

Dictionary definition

TOMBAC, noun. An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley