fickle vs quicksilver

fickle

adj
  • Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable. 

  • Changeable. 

verb
  • To puzzle, perplex, nonplus. 

  • To deceive, flatter. 

quicksilver

adj
  • Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial. 

verb
  • To overlay with quicksilver. 

  • To treat with quicksilver. 

noun
  • The metal mercury. 

  • An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering. 

How often have the words fickle and quicksilver occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )