white metal

noun

1. any of various light-colored alloys, as Babbitt metal or Britannia metal.

white metal

noun

1. any of various alloys, such as Babbitt metal, used for bearings Also calledantifriction metal

Word History and Origins

Origin of white metal¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

In the barrow was a portmanteau of brown leather, studded with nails of brass and white metal.

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The massive walls of the tower were nearly five feet thick, and made of some tough, white metal.

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Bands of silvery aluminum were fastened about its shell, with little cases of white metal dangling to them.

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Then the knobbed limbs snapped the white metal tube to a level position.

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Like the one that had passed us in the upper cavern, they wore glistening white metal accoutrements.

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