mixed metaln.

Brit.

/ˌmɪks(t) ˈmɛtl/, U.S.

/ˌmɪks(t) ˈmɛd(ə)l/

Forms: see mixed adj.² and metal n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mixed adj.², metal n.

Etymology: < mixed adj.² + metal n.

Now rare.

An alloy.Sometimes used spec. of particular alloys, such as misch metal (see quots. 1922 and 1923).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun]

layc1480

metal1541

loy1598

mixed metal1617

alloy1689

allay1796

intermetallic1956

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 154 A statua of a woman, made of mixt metal (richer then brasse, vulgarly called di Bronzo).

1665 R. Head Eng. Rogue I. xiv. 28 Another [coin] call'd Compositum, which is a mixt Metal, and will both touch and cut, but will not indure the fiery test.

1683 E. Ravenscroft Prol. Dame Dobson Epil. 2 They'r like a sort of Half Crowns we call Swimmers. Broad to the Eye, but though the Stamp seems fair Weigh 'em they're light, and damn'd mixt Metal are.

1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 230 A blue kind of mixed metal, not unlike varnished steel.

1776 W. Mason Ode to Mr. Pinchbeck For thy sake Of Pinchbeck's own mixt-metal make A huge Extinguisher.

1845 New Englander Oct. 547/1 A coin..of the same value—not copper, nor silver..but of some suitable mixed metal which would permit it to be not larger than a dime.

1889 G. Grove Dict. Music IV. 181 The modern orchestral or slide Trumpet..is made of brass, mixed metal, or silver.

1922 T. M. Lowry Inorg. Chem. xxxiv. 668 An alloy of cerium-metals with iron is..used under the name of Mixed-metal in cigarette lighters.

1923 B. S. Hopkins Chem. Rarer Elem. x. 168 The most important of these [cerium alloys] is the alloy called misch metal, mixed metal, commercial cerium, or simply ‘cerium’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mixed metal
释义	mixed metaln. Brit. /ˌmɪks(t) ˈmɛtl/, U.S. /ˌmɪks(t) ˈmɛd(ə)l/ Forms: see mixed adj.² and metal n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mixed adj.², metal n. Etymology: < mixed adj.² + metal n. Now rare. An alloy.Sometimes used spec. of particular alloys, such as misch metal (see quots. 1922 and 1923). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] layc1480 metal1541 loy1598 mixed metal1617 alloy1689 allay1796 intermetallic1956 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 154 A statua of a woman, made of mixt metal (richer then brasse, vulgarly called di Bronzo). 1665 R. Head Eng. Rogue I. xiv. 28 Another [coin] call'd Compositum, which is a mixt Metal, and will both touch and cut, but will not indure the fiery test. 1683 E. Ravenscroft Prol. Dame Dobson Epil. 2 They'r like a sort of Half Crowns we call Swimmers. Broad to the Eye, but though the Stamp seems fair Weigh 'em they're light, and damn'd mixt Metal are. 1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 230 A blue kind of mixed metal, not unlike varnished steel. 1776 W. Mason Ode to Mr. Pinchbeck For thy sake Of Pinchbeck's own mixt-metal make A huge Extinguisher. 1845 New Englander Oct. 547/1 A coin..of the same value—not copper, nor silver..but of some suitable mixed metal which would permit it to be not larger than a dime. 1889 G. Grove Dict. Music IV. 181 The modern orchestral or slide Trumpet..is made of brass, mixed metal, or silver. 1922 T. M. Lowry Inorg. Chem. xxxiv. 668 An alloy of cerium-metals with iron is..used under the name of Mixed-metal in cigarette lighters. 1923 B. S. Hopkins Chem. Rarer Elem. x. 168 The most important of these [cerium alloys] is the alloy called misch metal, mixed metal, commercial cerium, or simply ‘cerium’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1617
随便看	to heel up to heel! to hell to hell and back to hell and back again to hell and gone to hell around to hell with to help a dog over a stile to help a lame dog over a stile to help oneself to help the police to help the police in their inquiries to help the police with their inquiries to help with inquiries to hent in hand to hent one's heart to hent up one's heart to hent upon hand to hep a person to to hep a person up to hep to to hep up to her behalf to her-ward