Presteel
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Before steel. not-comparable
"He made his fortune during the presteel era of Pittsburgh's development — the period before Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick — beginning in the 1820s and 1830s with a start in pharmaceuticals and white lead."
Example
More examples"He made his fortune during the presteel era of Pittsburgh's development — the period before Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick — beginning in the 1820s and 1830s with a start in pharmaceuticals and white lead."
Etymology
From pre- + steel.
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