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noun
an alloy for making printing types, consisting chiefly of lead and antimony, and sometimes small quantities of tin, copper, etc.
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Origin of type metal
First recorded in 1790–1800
Words nearby type metal
type-high, typeholder, Type I error, Type II error, type locality, type metal, type-out, typescript, type section, typeset, typesetter
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British Dictionary definitions for type metal
type metal
noun
printing an alloy of tin, lead, and antimony, from which type is cast
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