base metaln.

Brit.

/ˈbeɪs ˌmɛtl/, U.S.

/ˈbeɪs ˌmɛd(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < base adj. + metal n.

Any of the metals considered less noble or valuable than gold and silver, such as lead, tin, iron, and copper (cf. noble adj. 7b and precious metal n. at precious adj., adv., and n. Compounds 2); (as a mass noun) metal of this kind, esp. as contrasted with gold and silver. Frequently figurative or in figurative contexts.See also base adj. 9a.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > base metal > [noun] > other than gold or silver

base metal1568

imperfect metal1588

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. xiv. sig. Xiv^v He that..adulterateth his coyne, with a more base metall.]

1568 in T. Drant tr. Gregory of Nazianzus Epigr. & Sentences sig. A.v Some goodly giftes on matters grosse Bestowe with busie paine: Whose metall base the workemen staynes, Lost is their labour vaine.

1576 G. Pettie Petite Pallace 131 They plainely shewe themselues either to bee of base mettal, as not to bee capable of loue,..or els some way imperfecte that they are not meet for the holy state of matrimony.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) iii. iii. 6 They haue all bin touch'd, and found Base-Mettle .

1696 E. Brice tr. Alipili Centrum Naturæ Concentratum 38 Of the base Metals, Lead, Tin, Copper, Iron, Argent Vive, may be made a Metal more excellent than Gold.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 98 Pollards and crockards, which were foreign coins of base metal.

1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 89 Whereas Copper, Iron, Lead, and Tin cannot well be reduced without such addition: And hence are called Base or Imperfect Metals.

1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 118 Auriferous ores are first roasted to oxidize the base metals.

1887 Athenæum 8 Oct. 461/3 Defoe wrought no base metal into the fine gold of his mother-tongue.

1923 D. A. Mackenzie Myths China & Japan xvi. 313 She [sc. Artemis] possessed the ‘philosopher's stone’, which transmuted base metals into gold.

1967 Times 28 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) 32 A badly needed base-metals industry has emerged in New Brunswick.

1999 M. Frayn Headlong (2000) 243 What's wrong with my tongue today? All its glib and flashing silver has turned to base metal.

2007 Church Times 21 Sept. 32/5 A private collection of signet rings showing the Chi-Rho and ranging from gold and silver to base metals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	base metal
释义	base metaln. Brit. /ˈbeɪs ˌmɛtl/, U.S. /ˈbeɪs ˌmɛd(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: base adj., metal n. Etymology: < base adj. + metal n. Any of the metals considered less noble or valuable than gold and silver, such as lead, tin, iron, and copper (cf. noble adj. 7b and precious metal n. at precious adj., adv., and n. Compounds 2); (as a mass noun) metal of this kind, esp. as contrasted with gold and silver. Frequently figurative or in figurative contexts.See also base adj. 9a. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > base metal > [noun] > other than gold or silver base metal1568 imperfect metal1588 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. xiv. sig. Xiv^v He that..adulterateth his coyne, with a more base metall.] 1568 in T. Drant tr. Gregory of Nazianzus Epigr. & Sentences sig. A.v Some goodly giftes on matters grosse Bestowe with busie paine: Whose metall base the workemen staynes, Lost is their labour vaine. 1576 G. Pettie Petite Pallace 131 They plainely shewe themselues either to bee of base mettal, as not to bee capable of loue,..or els some way imperfecte that they are not meet for the holy state of matrimony. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) iii. iii. 6 They haue all bin touch'd, and found Base-Mettle . View more context for this quotation 1696 E. Brice tr. Alipili Centrum Naturæ Concentratum 38 Of the base Metals, Lead, Tin, Copper, Iron, Argent Vive, may be made a Metal more excellent than Gold. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 98 Pollards and crockards, which were foreign coins of base metal. 1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 89 Whereas Copper, Iron, Lead, and Tin cannot well be reduced without such addition: And hence are called Base or Imperfect Metals. 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 118 Auriferous ores are first roasted to oxidize the base metals. 1887 Athenæum 8 Oct. 461/3 Defoe wrought no base metal into the fine gold of his mother-tongue. 1923 D. A. Mackenzie Myths China & Japan xvi. 313 She [sc. Artemis] possessed the ‘philosopher's stone’, which transmuted base metals into gold. 1967 Times 28 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) 32 A badly needed base-metals industry has emerged in New Brunswick. 1999 M. Frayn Headlong (2000) 243 What's wrong with my tongue today? All its glib and flashing silver has turned to base metal. 2007 Church Times 21 Sept. 32/5 A private collection of signet rings showing the Chi-Rho and ranging from gold and silver to base metals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1568
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