nickel silver

American

noun

German silver.

nickel silver British

noun

Also called: German silver. pakthong. any of various white alloys containing copper (46–63 per cent), zinc (18–36 per cent), and nickel (6–30 per cent): used in making tableware, etc

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Etymology

Origin of nickel silver

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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Within a few years the academy switched to a lighter tin-based alloy known as Britannia metal, plated in layers of copper, nickel silver and gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The medal - made of nickel silver - will feature the royal cypher on one side and images of the King and Queen Consort on the other.

From BBC • May 4, 2023

"Black Lives Matter" is implanted in nickel silver on the black acrylic background of another buckle.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2015

Tin, nickel, silver copper, many other metals can also be located by plant absorption.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thereafter, the great mining districts of Northern Ontario engaged our attention, where, amongst other valuable products of the earth, nickel, silver and gold abound.

From Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland by Tatlow, Joseph

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