albatan.

Brit.

/alˈbeɪtə/,

/alˈbatə/, U.S.

/ælˈbædə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin albāta.

Etymology: < classical Latin albāta, feminine of albātus clothed in white < albus white (see album n.²) + -ātus -ate suffix².

Now rare.

A metal alloy resembling silver in appearance and containing copper, nickel, and zinc; white metal, German silver.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > copper, zinc, and nickel or imitation silver

occamy1596

tutenag1622

paitung1736

paktong1776

German silver1828

electrum1829

albata1833

argentan1847

maillechort1851

nickel silver1860

nickeline1882

melchior1892

1833 Court Jrnl. 2 Feb. 79/1 (advt.) The pen..purifies itself by its own action. It may be had in gold, silver, or albata; and its portability is the same as that of the common pencil-case.

1848 M. W. Savage Bachelor of Albany xi. 111 The argentine and albata did their best to look silvery.

1861 G. A. Sala Baddington Peerage II. 232 He was not the genuine article, but a substitute, a kind of albata, or Sheffield plate.

1902 E. R. Suffling Treat. Art of Glass Painting v. 87 For shading and painting, flat camel-hair brushes like those used for water colours will be best—say half a dozen camel-hair brushes in albata, of three different sizes.

1921 Tariff Information Surv. on Articles Tariff Act 1913 (U.S. Tariff Comm. C-19) (rev. ed.) 55 The percentages of the different metals vary considerably and albata may contain a small percentage of lead.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	albata
释义	albatan. Brit. /alˈbeɪtə/, /alˈbatə/, U.S. /ælˈbædə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin albāta. Etymology: < classical Latin albāta, feminine of albātus clothed in white < albus white (see album n.²) + -ātus -ate suffix². Now rare. A metal alloy resembling silver in appearance and containing copper, nickel, and zinc; white metal, German silver. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > copper, zinc, and nickel or imitation silver occamy1596 tutenag1622 paitung1736 paktong1776 German silver1828 electrum1829 albata1833 argentan1847 maillechort1851 nickel silver1860 nickeline1882 melchior1892 1833 Court Jrnl. 2 Feb. 79/1 (advt.) The pen..purifies itself by its own action. It may be had in gold, silver, or albata; and its portability is the same as that of the common pencil-case. 1848 M. W. Savage Bachelor of Albany xi. 111 The argentine and albata did their best to look silvery. 1861 G. A. Sala Baddington Peerage II. 232 He was not the genuine article, but a substitute, a kind of albata, or Sheffield plate. 1902 E. R. Suffling Treat. Art of Glass Painting v. 87 For shading and painting, flat camel-hair brushes like those used for water colours will be best—say half a dozen camel-hair brushes in albata, of three different sizes. 1921 Tariff Information Surv. on Articles Tariff Act 1913 (U.S. Tariff Comm. C-19) (rev. ed.) 55 The percentages of the different metals vary considerably and albata may contain a small percentage of lead. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1833
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