type metal

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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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How to use type metal in a sentence

But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
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The taste of metal cutlery after years of plastic can also taste funny.
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But Ally knows better and dresses tastefully for her age and body type now.
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Though the average speaker is generally limited by one type of voice, which he varies somewhat, it is not often disguised.
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In the metal of the tenor several coins are visible, one being a Spanish dollar of 1742.
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The metal is then removed, and washed successively with very dilute sodium hydroxid solution, alcohol, and ether.
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Accustomed to a written character, their eyes became wearied by the crabbedness and formality of type.
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True, she had never met the provincial type before, but she doubted if Rosewater had produced a crop of Isabel Otises.
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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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