bell metal

noun

an alloy of about 80 percent copper and 20 percent tin, sometimes with small amounts of lead and zinc, having low damping qualities and used especially for bells.

Origin of bell metal

First recorded in 1535–45

Words nearby bell metal

bell jar, bell lap, bell magpie, bellman, Bellmawr, bell metal, Bellmore, bell moth, Bello, Belloc, bellock

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Example sentences from the Web for bell metal

The food is served on a plantain leaf or a bell-metal plate.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
The bells were cast in Spain and much silver jewellery and household plate were melted with the bell-metal.
Stories of California|Ella M. Sexton
Married men also beg, but only use a bell-metal gong and a wooden mallet.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
These machines were made wholly of iron, excepting the bushes for the gudgeons working in, which were of bell-metal.
An Account of the Bell Rock Light-House|Robert Stevenson

For grinding, bell-metal or soft iron slips are desirable, and the grinding is effected by means of oil stone powder and oil.
A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting|Eugene E. Hall

British Dictionary definitions for bell metal

bell metal

noun

an alloy of copper and tin, with some zinc and lead, used in casting bells

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单词	bell metal
释义	bell metal noun an alloy of about 80 percent copper and 20 percent tin, sometimes with small amounts of lead and zinc, having low damping qualities and used especially for bells. Origin of bell metal First recorded in 1535–45 Words nearby bell metal bell jar, bell lap, bell magpie, bellman, Bellmawr, bell metal, Bellmore, bell moth, Bello, Belloc, bellock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bell metal The food is served on a plantain leaf or a bell-metal plate. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston The bells were cast in Spain and much silver jewellery and household plate were melted with the bell-metal. Stories of California\|Ella M. Sexton Married men also beg, but only use a bell-metal gong and a wooden mallet. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston These machines were made wholly of iron, excepting the bushes for the gudgeons working in, which were of bell-metal. An Account of the Bell Rock Light-House\|Robert Stevenson For grinding, bell-metal or soft iron slips are desirable, and the grinding is effected by means of oil stone powder and oil. A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting\|Eugene E. Hall British Dictionary definitions for bell metal bell metal noun an alloy of copper and tin, with some zinc and lead, used in casting bells Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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