Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal. · A metal of lesser value, mixed with a metal of greater value. · An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc. · A fusion, marriage or combination.
Borrowed from Middle French alloy, aloy, from Old French aloi, from aloiier, from Latin alligō.
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