White metal

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any tin- or lead-based alloy (commonly used to make bearings, jewellery, toy soldiers, fusible plugs, some medals and metal type). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings wordnet
  3. 3
    Silver that cannot be labeled as silver in the UK because it does not bear an Assay Office hallmark. UK, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Any silvery or whitish metal or alloy. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Christian-themed heavy metal, as distinguished from black metal. countable, uncountable

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