| 单词 | britannia metal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBritannia metal Britannia metal n. an alloy consisting chiefly of tin, antimony, and copper, resembling silver in appearance and formerly much used for cheap tableware; also called white metal. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys of tin steel1662 potin1741 queen's metal1785 tutania1790 Britannia metal1800 babbitt metal1850 babbitt1866 zircaloy1953 1800 Derby Mercury 29 May 4/2 (advt.) Neat Britannia-metal teapots, Looking-Glasses, Writing Desks, [etc.]. 1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 June 1/1 Prince Bismarck's oft-quoted..saying, that ‘Speech was silvern and silence golden; but that first to speak and then to run away was Britannia metal’. 1995 G. Tweedale Steel City i. 45 Dixon's were also Sheffield's leading manufacturers of Britannia metal. < as lemmas |
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