alloy (v.) Copy link Outline I. To mix a less valuable with a more valuable metal1. misceo, cui, mixtum, 2 (the context showing the exact sense)2. perh. tempĕro, 1 (i. e. to adjust precisely)II. Fig.1. corrumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 32. misceo, 2 (with inverted constr. as compared with the Eng.) • alloy (v.): I. To mix a less valuable with a more valuable metal: 1. misceo, cui, mixtum, 2 (the context showing the exact sense): the triumvir Antony a.'d the denarius with iron, miscuit denario triumvir Antonius ferrum, Plin. 33, 46. 2. perh. tempĕro, 1 (i. e. to adjust precisely): Cic. Off. 3, 33, 119, uses misceri et temperari of the mixture and adjustment of parts in a compound: (cf. alloy, subs. II.): v. to mix, adulterate. II. Fig.: to blend an element of evil with good: 1. corrumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3: to a. the fame of great achievements, rerum gestarum famam c., Curt.: v. to tarnish, mar. 2. misceo, 2 (with inverted constr. as compared with the Eng.): joy is a.'d with sorrow, miscentur tristia laetis, Ov. Phr.: pleasure is a.'d with pain, medio de fonte leporum surgit amari aliquid, Lucr. 4, 1129.
alloy (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A less valuable metal mixed with a more valuable oneII. A mixture of different metalsIII. Evil regarded as a deduction from good • alloy (subs.): I. A less valuable metal mixed with a more valuable one: no exact equivalent: Phr.: copper is used as an a. of gold, *aurum aere Cyprio misceri et temperari solet: both silver and gold require a.s, *et aurum et argentum aliis metallis ad temperaturam egent. II. A mixture of different metals: tempĕrātĭo: the same bronze, the same alloy, idem aes, eadem temperatio, Cic. Acad. 2, 26, 85. Phr.: an alloy of gold and silver, electrum (acc. to Pliny composed of 4/5 gold and 1/5 silver): an alloy of zinc and copper (i. e. brass), ŏrĭchalcum (or aurichalcum): an alloy of copper and tin (i. e. bronze), aes, aeris, n.: an alloy of gold and bronze, subaeratum aurum, Pers. 5, 106. III. Evil regarded as a deduction from good: Phr.: joy without alloy, sincerum gaudium, Liv.: pleasure without alloy, sincera voluptas, Ov.: voluptas liquida puraque, Lucr.: liquida voluptas et libera, Cic.: v. to alloy (fin.).
ALLOY Copy link • ALLOYv. vitiare, depravare: adulterare (to corrupt by mixing what is spurious or bad with what is genuine; e.g., nummos).