nickel-platedadj.

Brit.

/ˌnɪklˈpleɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌnɪk(ə)lˈpleɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nickel n., plated adj.

Etymology: < nickel n. + plated adj., perhaps after nickel-plate v. Compare slightly earlier nickel plating n. Compare also nickel plate n.

Covered with a thin layer of nickel coating. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > plated or coated metal > [adjective] > coated with nickel

nickelized1872

nickelled1872

nickel-plated1873

nickel-coated1884

1873 Manufacturer & Builder Oct. 221/2 One of the most attractive features of the machinery department is the nickel-plated Baxter Engine.

1885 ‘M. Twain’ in Cent. Mag. Dec. 194 He had some pathetic little nickel-plated aristocratic instincts.

1910 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 611/2 The car's ornate nickel-plated radiator.

1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems Freshwater Trop. Aquarium Fishes iii. 16 Most modern base-mounting, nickel-plated immersion-heaters are fitted with an earthing connection.

1997 New Yorker 15 Dec. 78 Great greased knitting machines twittering with a thousand nickel-plated needles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nickel-plated
释义	nickel-platedadj. Brit. /ˌnɪklˈpleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌnɪk(ə)lˈpleɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nickel n., plated adj. Etymology: < nickel n. + plated adj., perhaps after nickel-plate v. Compare slightly earlier nickel plating n. Compare also nickel plate n. Covered with a thin layer of nickel coating. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > plated or coated metal > [adjective] > coated with nickel nickelized1872 nickelled1872 nickel-plated1873 nickel-coated1884 1873 Manufacturer & Builder Oct. 221/2 One of the most attractive features of the machinery department is the nickel-plated Baxter Engine. 1885 ‘M. Twain’ in Cent. Mag. Dec. 194 He had some pathetic little nickel-plated aristocratic instincts. 1910 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 611/2 The car's ornate nickel-plated radiator. 1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems Freshwater Trop. Aquarium Fishes iii. 16 Most modern base-mounting, nickel-plated immersion-heaters are fitted with an earthing connection. 1997 New Yorker 15 Dec. 78 Great greased knitting machines twittering with a thousand nickel-plated needles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1873
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