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单词 calin
释义 calin
[Fr.: a. Pg. calaim, a. Arab. qala‭ﻋī; the ultimate derivation is disputed. See Calay in Yule.]
‘The tin of Siam and Malacca, of which the Chinese make tea-caddies, etc.’, by some said to be an alloy of lead and tin.
1752Beawes Lex Mercat. Red. 817 A mixed metal called Calin.1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Calin, the name of a sort of mixt metal, seeming composed of lead and tin. It is prepared by the Chinese, and they make several utensils of it, as tea-canisters, coffee-pots, and the like.1847in Craig; and in mod. Dicts.
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