BRITANNIA METAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does Britannia metal mean? • BRITANNIA METAL (noun)
The noun BRITANNIA METAL has 1 sense:
1. an alloy similar to pewter
Familiarity information: BRITANNIA METAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BRITANNIA METAL (noun)
Meaning:
An alloy similar to pewter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("Britannia metal" is a kind of...):
alloy; metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten)
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