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metalware, n.|ˈmɛtəlwɛə(r)|
Also metal-ware, metal ware.
[f. metal n. + ware n.3]
Chiefly collect. sing. Articles, esp. utensils, made of metal.
1907N.E.D. s.v. Planish v., To flatten (sheet-metal or metal-ware) on an anvil by blows of a smooth-faced hammer, or by [etc.]. 1908H. N. Veitch Sheffield Plate 12 The earliest Sheffield Platers naturally employed the established methods of making metal wares. 1938W. H. B. Court Rise of Midland Industries ix. 134 The seventeenth century appears to have seen..a change in the position of London, the largest single market for metal-wares in the country. 1958Jrnl. Roman Stud. XLVIII. 14 Silver, gold and bronze metalware..was brought home by victorious Roman generals. 1981P. Hornsby Arthur Negus Guide to Pewter, Copper & Brass 8 We opened our first shop..where we specialise in antique metalware. 1994Pop. Crafts July 72 (heading) The ancient art of Bidri-ware, a form of decorating metalware, is still practised in India. |