英语词汇“Britannia metal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Britannia metal

noun [mass noun]

A silvery alloy consisting of tin with about 5-15 per cent antimony and usually some copper, lead, or zinc.The taps, of copper, silver and Britannia metal, were designed by one of the most important English Arts and Crafts metalworkers, Nelson Dawson....

When Hornsby's dates are lengthened to the 1770s, the period is one in which pewterers faced increased competition from delftware and glass, and later from silverplate and Britannia metal.
In a series of tabletop articles designed in Britannia metal, he shifts from the decorated surface to pure shapes: Handles are squared; bowls become perfect spheres; Euclidean geometry prevails.

单词	Britannia metal
释义	Britannia metal noun [mass noun] A silvery alloy consisting of tin with about 5-15 per cent antimony and usually some copper, lead, or zinc.The taps, of copper, silver and Britannia metal, were designed by one of the most important English Arts and Crafts metalworkers, Nelson Dawson.... When Hornsby's dates are lengthened to the 1770s, the period is one in which pewterers faced increased competition from delftware and glass, and later from silverplate and Britannia metal. In a series of tabletop articles designed in Britannia metal, he shifts from the decorated surface to pure shapes: Handles are squared; bowls become perfect spheres; Euclidean geometry prevails.
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