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词汇 Britannia metal
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Definition of Britannia metal in English:

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.

    不列颠合金

    Example sentencesExamples
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • From tests conducted on early Vickers pieces, it appears that his Britannia metal varies little from the white and hard metals that some makers had used over the course of the preceding century for plates and dishes, in particular.
    • The taps, of copper, silver and Britannia metal, were designed by one of the most important English Arts and Crafts metalworkers, Nelson Dawson.

Definition of Britannia metal in US English:

Britannia metal

nounbriˈtanyə ˈmedl
  • A silvery alloy consisting of tin with about 5–15 percent antimony and typically some copper, lead, or zinc.

    不列颠合金

    Example sentencesExamples
    • 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.
    • From tests conducted on early Vickers pieces, it appears that his Britannia metal varies little from the white and hard metals that some makers had used over the course of the preceding century for plates and dishes, in particular.
    • 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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