an alloy of copper and tin, with some zinc and lead, used in casting bells
bell metal in American English
an alloy of copper and tin used in bells
bell metal in American English
noun
an alloy of about 80 percent copper and 20 percent tin, sometimes with small amounts of lead and zinc, having low damping qualities and used esp. for bells
Word origin
[1535–45]This word is first recorded in the period 1535–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alcohol, basilica, protocol, symmetry, tracer