Definition of "amas" []

• Plural form of ama. (noun)

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• "The metal brought down for sale is for the most part of two sorts, distinguished by the terms amas supayang and amas sungei-abu, from the names of places where they are respectively procured."
• "Gold of an inferior touch, called amas muda from the paleness of its colour, is found in the same countries where the other is produced."
• "This sort is also termed amas lichin or smooth gold, and appears to owe that quality to its having been exposed, in some prior state of the soil or conformation of the earth, to the action of running water, and deprived of its sharp and rough edges by attrition."