white metal (English, noun)
expansion: white metal (countable and uncountable, plural white metals)
Senses:
glosses: Any tin- or lead-based alloy (commonly used to make bearings, jewellery, toy soldiers, fusible plugs, some medals and metal type).
tags: countable
uncountable
qualifier: auctions
glosses: Silver that cannot be labeled as silver in the UK because it does not bear an Assay Office hallmark.
tags: UK
countable
uncountable
glosses: Any silvery or whitish metal or alloy.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Christian-themed heavy metal, as distinguished from black metal.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: white metals
tags: plural