| 单词 | plate metal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplate metal plate metal n. (a) iron run off from a refinery and allowed to set in moulds, to be broken up and remelted for use; †(b) = plate pewter n. (obsolete); (c) metal in the form of plate (sense 8c). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > pewter > types of lay metalc1480 plate metal1668 plate pewter1828 trifle1839 trifle-pewter1875 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [noun] > cast metal > from large moulds plate metal1831 1668–9 in C. Welch Hist. Worshipful Co. Pewterers (1902) II. 140 It is..agreed..that..every person that taketh Hollow-ware of any workman & returneth not him for the same 1/ 2 plate mettle and 1/ 2 London Trifles, shall pay unto such workman [etc.]. 1797 J. Walker Elem. Geogr. (ed. 3) ii. 112 Pewter may be distinguished under three kinds; namely, plate-metal, trifling, and ley. 1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 84 The quantity of plate metal put into the furnace at once varies, according to circumstances. 1884 W. H. Greenwood Steel & Iron xiii. 245 The plate of fine metal, refined iron, plate metal, or simply metal, as the product of the refinery is variously called. 2004 Countryside & Small Stock Jrnl. (Nexis) 1 July 37 A sheet of plate metal..is under the end where the fire is built, to prevent the bottom of the tank from burning out. < as lemmas |
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