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Bullion vs Dore - What's the difference?

bullion | dore |

As a noun bullion

is a bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.

As a proper noun Dore is

a diminutive=Isidore given name.

bullion

English

Noun

  • A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.
  • (obsolete) base or uncurrent coin
  • * Sylvester
    • And those which eld's strict doom did disallow, / And damn for bullion , go for current now.
  • (obsolete) showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc.
  • * Skelton
    • The clasps and bullions were worth a thousand pound.
  • (obsolete) A heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent.
    • (Webster 1913)

    dore

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
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