Metalflaken.
/ˈmɛtlfleɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɛdlˌfleɪk/ A coloured chip of laminated or metallized film, used (in quantity) in paints, varnishes, enamels, etc. Also: a protective metallic paint containing such flakes, used chiefly on vehicles as a preservative against rust.A proprietary name in the United States.
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1966 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 29 Nov. tm213/1 Metalflake. For colored chips of laminated or metalized film. First use Oct. 14, 1957.
1977 Custom Car Nov. 84/4 (advt.) Jago model ‘T’ 1500GT Ford, unique buttoned high backed buckets, solid teak dash, stereo, full instruments, orange metalflake, copper fenders, big boots.
1992 Fly Rod & Reel Jan. 42/1 Cliff showed up with a metal-flake boat capable of speeds greater than some states' highway limits and enough electronics to echo-locate a guppy in Lake Superior.
2000 Scootering Mar. (Scooter Trader Suppl.) 34/1 Gold metalflake, 5 pack only.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1966- make a person a scene
- make a person amends
- make a person an ox
- make a person cheer
- make a person easy
- make a person good cheer
- make a person one's ape
- make a person open her eyes
- make a person open his eyes
- make a person quit of
- make a person sick
- make a person sit up
- make a person turn in his or her grave
- make a person welcome
- make a person's acquaintance
- make a person's beard
- make a person's beard without a razor
- make a person's gree
- make a person's hackles rise
- make a person's mouth water
- make a person's nose swell
- make a phrase
- make a pig of oneself
- make a pig's ear of
- make a pig's ear out of