metall-
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variant of metallo- especially before a vowel: metallurgy.
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Definition for metall- (2 of 2)
metall.
abbreviation
metallurgical.
metallurgy.
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Example sentences from the Web for metall-
Cotgrave has—'Lame; f. a thin plate of any metall; also, a blade.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey ChaucerHowe be it Nature hath not framed euery creature of one metall, ne yet Minerua infused lyke brayne into euery head.
The Palace of Pleasure|William PainterAs to his father's ignorance and clownery, 'twas as good metall in the oare which wants excoriating and refineing.
Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2)|John AubreyAbout his arme he ware an hounds collar set full of S S of gold, and the tirets likewise being of the same metall.
Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9)|Raphaell Holinshed