Prince's metaln.

Brit.

/ˈprɪnsᵻz ˌmɛtl/, U.S.

/ˈprɪnsᵻz ˌmɛdl/

Forms: 1600s Princes Metal, 1600s Princes Mettal, 1700s– Prince's metal, 1800s– Princes' metal. Also with lower-case initial(s) or capital initials in the first and second element.

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

Etymology: < the genitive of prince n. + metal n., the metal being so named after its inventor, Prince Rupert of the Rhine (see Prince Rupert n.). Compare German Prinzmetall (1731 or earlier), †Prinzenmetall (1741 or earlier), French métal de prince (1716). Compare later Prince Rupert's metal n. at Prince Rupert n. 2.

Now historical.

An alloy, resembling brass, consisting of about three parts copper and one part zinc, used esp. for cheap jewellery. Cf. Prince Rupert's metal n. at Prince Rupert n. 2.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys of copper and zinc

yellow metala1535

white brass1538

tombac1606

Prince's metal1682

Bath-metal1714

pinchbeck1734

Prince Rupert's metal1789

platina1790

oroide1869

Zamak1926

1682 London Gaz. No. 1779/4 A Tall Man..having a Cane with a Crooked Head, of the Princes Mettal.

1691 London Gaz. No. 2650/3 A dark coloured Cloth Coat with Princes-Metal Buttons.

1702 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1242 The other instrument..is made of brass or prince's metal.

1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 94 The composition will prove but a Tombac or Prince's Metal having very little malleability.

1850 J. G. Bruff Jrnl. 28 Jan. in Gold Rush (1944) II. iii. 698 It gives a bronze color to brass, or the tint of what is called Princes' metal.

1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 228/2 Princes' metal, a brass alloy evolved in the 1670s and tinged to the colour of gold.

2001 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 20 Oct. 27 To mix 16 parts copper and 41/2 parts zinc makes Bath Metal, which is also known as Prince's Metal or Rupert's Metal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	princes metal
释义	Prince's metaln. Brit. /ˈprɪnsᵻz ˌmɛtl/, U.S. /ˈprɪnsᵻz ˌmɛdl/ Forms: 1600s Princes Metal, 1600s Princes Mettal, 1700s– Prince's metal, 1800s– Princes' metal. Also with lower-case initial(s) or capital initials in the first and second element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prince n., metal n. Etymology: < the genitive of prince n. + metal n., the metal being so named after its inventor, Prince Rupert of the Rhine (see Prince Rupert n.). Compare German Prinzmetall (1731 or earlier), †Prinzenmetall (1741 or earlier), French métal de prince (1716). Compare later Prince Rupert's metal n. at Prince Rupert n. 2. Now historical. An alloy, resembling brass, consisting of about three parts copper and one part zinc, used esp. for cheap jewellery. Cf. Prince Rupert's metal n. at Prince Rupert n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys of copper and zinc yellow metala1535 white brass1538 tombac1606 Prince's metal1682 Bath-metal1714 pinchbeck1734 Prince Rupert's metal1789 platina1790 oroide1869 Zamak1926 1682 London Gaz. No. 1779/4 A Tall Man..having a Cane with a Crooked Head, of the Princes Mettal. 1691 London Gaz. No. 2650/3 A dark coloured Cloth Coat with Princes-Metal Buttons. 1702 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1242 The other instrument..is made of brass or prince's metal. 1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 94 The composition will prove but a Tombac or Prince's Metal having very little malleability. 1850 J. G. Bruff Jrnl. 28 Jan. in Gold Rush (1944) II. iii. 698 It gives a bronze color to brass, or the tint of what is called Princes' metal. 1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 228/2 Princes' metal, a brass alloy evolved in the 1670s and tinged to the colour of gold. 2001 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 20 Oct. 27 To mix 16 parts copper and 41/2 parts zinc makes Bath Metal, which is also known as Prince's Metal or Rupert's Metal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1682
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