a type of bronze containing copper (88 per cent), tin (8–10 per cent), and zinc (2–4 per cent): used for parts that are subject to wear or to corrosion, esp by sea water
2.
any of various dark grey metals used for toys, belt buckles, etc
3.
a.
a dark grey colour with a purplish or bluish tinge
b.
(as adjective)
gunmetal chiffon
gunmetal in American English
(ˈgʌnˈmɛtəl)
noun
1.
a kind of bronze formerly used for making cannons
2.
any metal or alloy treated to resemble tarnished gunmetal
3.
the dark gray color of tarnished gunmetal
: also gunmetal gray
adjective
4.
dark gray
Examples of 'gunmetal' in a sentence
gunmetal
Great sheets of purple and gunmetal grey had appeared and the half-moon was leering down from behind a cloud.
O'Connor, Joe DESPERADOES (2002)
A solitary man stood thigh deep in the flat gunmetal water, still as a heron.
Robert Wilson A DARKENING STAIN (2002)
Then she caught the gunmetal gleam of water brimming in the trough and understood what had happened.