noun
Meaning 1
White bronze.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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findrinny
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/ˈfɪndɹɪni/
noun
Meaning 2
A kind of red bronze.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- 1889: A pearl-pale, high-born lady, who rode / On a horse with a bridle of findrinny — WB Yeats, The Wanderings of Oisin, Book 1
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Irish fiondruine, a decorative white bronze used on bracelets and shields.