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quartation

The English word “quartation” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold.

Etymology

Latin quartus, "fourth", because usually enough silver is added to make the amount of gold in the alloyed button about one fourth.

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