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Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin aurificem, accusative of aurifex, from aurum (“gold”).
Pronunciation
Noun
orebze m (plural orebzes)
- a jeweler who works with gold and silver; a goldsmith or silversmith
c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 6r:Et deſta piedra uſan mucho los orebzes, o aquellos que quierẽ el oro apurar.- And goldsmiths make good use of this stone, as do those seeking to purify gold.
- Idem, 117v.
Et dellas ya q̃ ſon de color doro. ⁊ otras que de plata. / Et los orebzes la meten en eſtos dos metales por que los adoba mucho.- And, as some of these are the color of gold and others that of silver, jewelers pair them with these two metals because it adjusts them well.
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