tin-white

American  

[tin-hwahyt, -wahyt] / ˈtɪnˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt /

adjective

1. white, as the color of tin; bluish-white.

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Etymology

Origin of tin-white

First recorded in 1790–1800; tin + white

Example Sentences

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tin-white

Aluminium is a tin-white metal which melts at 640° and is very light, having a density of 2.68.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

Sometimes pyrites of a tin-white color are found mixed among the coal.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

When we find such terms as tin-white or pinchbeck-brown, the metallic color so denoted ought to start up in our memory without delay or search.

From A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive by Mill, John Stuart

The commercial and impure metal is of a tin-white color, and may frequently be split in parallel strata.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

It usually occurs as lamellar or glanular masses, with a tin-white colour and metallic lustre, in limestone or in mineral veins often in association with ores of silver.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various