| 单词 | pipe metal |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspipe metal pipe metal n. an alloy for making organ pipes, composed of tin and lead, and sometimes also zinc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys of tin and lead silver lead1601 calin1751 pipe metal1756 spotted metal1850 Wood1860 lead-tin1889 1756 W. Tans'ur New Musical Gram. (ed. 3) ii. i. 87 Raising, or falling such Tunets as stand over the Top of the Pipes; which is a little Plate or Bit of Tin, Brass, or Pipe-Metal. 1846 Ladies' Repository Aug. 246/2 If he have left five sound bones in his body, he may know he is not made of pipe metal. 1899 Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio) 20 June 2/3 The ears are two projecting pieces of zinc or pipe metal on each side. 1975 O. Ochse Hist. Organ U.S. xiv. 315 Schoenstein was a skilled voicer, and was capable of making all parts of the organ. He cast his own pipemetal. < as lemmas |
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