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noun
- The metal mercury.
- (colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
verb
- To overlay with quicksilver.
- To treat with quicksilver.
adjective
- unpredictable, Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
Etymology: quyksilver from cwicseolfor. Literally "living silver" from its ability to move. See quick in the sense of living.
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