† metalinen.

Forms: 1800s metaline, 1800s metalline. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metal n., -ine suffix⁴.

Etymology: < metal n. + -ine suffix⁴. Compare earlier metalline adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·tăləin) /ˈmɛtəlaɪn/.

Obsolete.

1. A material made of lead, graphite, silica, various other powdered metals, and paraffin, used to make bearings and their housings which require no lubrication.A proprietary name in the United States.

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1856 Sci. Amer. 4 Oct. 28/4 A few years since we published the receipt named ‘Sibbald's Metaline Compound’, for preventing scale in boilers... It is composed of 1 lb. of melted tallow, 1 lb. of fine black lead, one-eighth of a pound of pulverized charcoal, and one gill of oil.]

1870 S. Gwynne Brit. Patent 190 8 By the improved process such a series of substances is produced..given the general name of ‘metaline’.

1870 Manufacturer & Builder Oct. 291/1 The very hubs were but large nipples, with lock-nuts confining the spokes between them, and journal-boxes of Gwynne's metalline fitted inside.

1875 Manufacturer & Builder Feb. 29/3 He severely comments upon the conduct of the Board of Managers in denying the Metaline compound the Gold Medal of Progress.

1883 Official Catal. Internat. Fisheries Exhib. (ed. 4) 80 Messrs. Bateman's devices for self-lubrication where small cylinders of metaline being set into the bushes of the ship blocks, save endless labour by keeping them automatically lubricated.

2. Thread made of linen and wire, used for sewing leather. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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1890 Cent. Dict. Metaline, a kind of thread for sewing leather, made of twisted strands of linen and brass, copper, or steel wire.

Derivatives

metalined adj. lined with metaline (sense 1).

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1878 Eng. Mechanic 23 Aug. 254 Metalined Bearings.

1889 Manufacturer & Builder Mar. 54/1 The Metalined bearings invented by Dr. Stuart Gwynn represent the most successful practice of using dry bearings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	metaline
释义	† metalinen. Forms: 1800s metaline, 1800s metalline. Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metal n., -ine suffix⁴. Etymology: < metal n. + -ine suffix⁴. Compare earlier metalline adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·tăləin) /ˈmɛtəlaɪn/. Obsolete. 1. A material made of lead, graphite, silica, various other powdered metals, and paraffin, used to make bearings and their housings which require no lubrication.A proprietary name in the United States. ΚΠ 1856 Sci. Amer. 4 Oct. 28/4 A few years since we published the receipt named ‘Sibbald's Metaline Compound’, for preventing scale in boilers... It is composed of 1 lb. of melted tallow, 1 lb. of fine black lead, one-eighth of a pound of pulverized charcoal, and one gill of oil.] 1870 S. Gwynne Brit. Patent 190 8 By the improved process such a series of substances is produced..given the general name of ‘metaline’. 1870 Manufacturer & Builder Oct. 291/1 The very hubs were but large nipples, with lock-nuts confining the spokes between them, and journal-boxes of Gwynne's metalline fitted inside. 1875 Manufacturer & Builder Feb. 29/3 He severely comments upon the conduct of the Board of Managers in denying the Metaline compound the Gold Medal of Progress. 1883 Official Catal. Internat. Fisheries Exhib. (ed. 4) 80 Messrs. Bateman's devices for self-lubrication where small cylinders of metaline being set into the bushes of the ship blocks, save endless labour by keeping them automatically lubricated. 2. Thread made of linen and wire, used for sewing leather. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Metaline, a kind of thread for sewing leather, made of twisted strands of linen and brass, copper, or steel wire. Derivatives metalined adj. lined with metaline (sense 1). ΚΠ 1878 Eng. Mechanic 23 Aug. 254 Metalined Bearings. 1889 Manufacturer & Builder Mar. 54/1 The Metalined bearings invented by Dr. Stuart Gwynn represent the most successful practice of using dry bearings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1870
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