tin-glassn.

Brit.

/ˈtɪnɡlɑːs/,

/ˈtɪnɡlas/, U.S.

/ˈtɪnˌɡlæs/

Forms: see tin n. and glass n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tin n., glass n.¹

Etymology: < tin n. + glass n.¹, apparently so called on account of the silvery appearance of the substances denoted.

1. Bismuth. Now historical.

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the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > bismuth > [noun]

tin-glassa1558

wismuth1650

white antimony1664

bismuth1668

Bi1814

a1558 Petition W. Foscombe in Court of Augmentations: Misc. Bks. (P.R.O.: E315/41) No. 194 Vaynes and Mynes..of..Antimonia and tyne glas and Sonddrye markasites.

1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1878) iii. xi. ii. 72 It [sc. pewter] consisteth of a composition, which hath thirtie pounds of kettle brasse to a thousand pounds of tin, whervnto they ad three or foure pounds of tinglasse.

1682 G. Hartman True Preserver & Restorer of Health xli. 342 (heading) The Preparation or Magistery of Bistmuth or Tinglass.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Bismuth, or Tin Glass, by the Ancients was thought to be a natural Marcasite or Mineral.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 397 Bismuth is known among artisans by the name of tinglass.

2018 W. Wall Hist. Optical Telescopes Astron. v. 71 These stemmed from a desire to make the mirror as white as possible... This could be done by the addition of tin-glass to bell metal... Tin-glass refers to bismuth.

†2. The metal tin (tin n. 1a). Obsolete. rare.With the early quots. translating Pliny cf. white lead n. 2.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > base metal > [noun] > tin

tinc897

tin-glass1601

white lead1601

crashing lead1678

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiv. xvi. 517 This white lead or tinglasse hath been of long time in estimation, even since the warre of Troy, as witnesseth the Poet Homer, who calleth it Cassiteron.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiv. xvii. 517 A devise to tin pots, pans, and other peeces of brasse..with white lead or tinglasse.

1712 tr. P. Pomet Compl. Hist. Drugs II. ii. 333/1 A Mixture of Tin, Tartar, and Saltpeter, from whence, by Means of Fire, and a Crucible, they draw a Tin-Glass very white and pure, and much whiter than the Tin-glass that is brought from England.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tin-glass
释义	tin-glassn. Brit. /ˈtɪnɡlɑːs/, /ˈtɪnɡlas/, U.S. /ˈtɪnˌɡlæs/ Forms: see tin n. and glass n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tin n., glass n.¹ Etymology: < tin n. + glass n.¹, apparently so called on account of the silvery appearance of the substances denoted. 1. Bismuth. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > bismuth > [noun] tin-glassa1558 wismuth1650 white antimony1664 bismuth1668 Bi1814 a1558 Petition W. Foscombe in Court of Augmentations: Misc. Bks. (P.R.O.: E315/41) No. 194 Vaynes and Mynes..of..Antimonia and tyne glas and Sonddrye markasites. 1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1878) iii. xi. ii. 72 It [sc. pewter] consisteth of a composition, which hath thirtie pounds of kettle brasse to a thousand pounds of tin, whervnto they ad three or foure pounds of tinglasse. 1682 G. Hartman True Preserver & Restorer of Health xli. 342 (heading) The Preparation or Magistery of Bistmuth or Tinglass. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Bismuth, or Tin Glass, by the Ancients was thought to be a natural Marcasite or Mineral. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 397 Bismuth is known among artisans by the name of tinglass. 2018 W. Wall Hist. Optical Telescopes Astron. v. 71 These stemmed from a desire to make the mirror as white as possible... This could be done by the addition of tin-glass to bell metal... Tin-glass refers to bismuth. †2. The metal tin (tin n. 1a). Obsolete. rare.With the early quots. translating Pliny cf. white lead n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > base metal > [noun] > tin tinc897 tin-glass1601 white lead1601 crashing lead1678 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiv. xvi. 517 This white lead or tinglasse hath been of long time in estimation, even since the warre of Troy, as witnesseth the Poet Homer, who calleth it Cassiteron. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiv. xvii. 517 A devise to tin pots, pans, and other peeces of brasse..with white lead or tinglasse. 1712 tr. P. Pomet Compl. Hist. Drugs II. ii. 333/1 A Mixture of Tin, Tartar, and Saltpeter, from whence, by Means of Fire, and a Crucible, they draw a Tin-Glass very white and pure, and much whiter than the Tin-glass that is brought from England. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1558
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