Prince Rupert's metal

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noun

a brass composed of from about 60 to 85 percent copper and about 15 to 40 percent zinc, used to imitate gold.

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Also called Prince's metal.

Origin of Prince Rupert's metal

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby Prince Rupert's metal

princeps, prince regent, prince royal, Prince Rupert, Prince Rupert's drop, Prince Rupert's metal, prince's-feather, prince's-pine, princess, princess flower, princess post

How to use Prince Rupert's metal in a sentence

The new claims present numerous big problems for Prince Andrew.
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The taste of metal cutlery after years of plastic can also taste funny.
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“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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Prince may have pranced around like a carefree libertine onstage, but in rehearsal he was more drill sergeant than sprite.
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“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
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And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
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At the end of the campaign the Emperor justly rewarded his lieutenant by creating him Prince of Wagram.
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He professed both to abominate and despise all mystery, refinement, and intrigue, either in a prince or a minister.
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You will follow the suite of my daughter to Spain, and you will become the bosom Counsellor of the wife of your Prince?
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Thereon the major-general took on himself to nominate Prince Eugne as Murat's successor.
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