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speculum metal
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speculum metal
–noun
any of several bronze alloys with a high tin content, often containing other materials, as silver, brass, lead, zinc, or arsenic, used for making mirrors and reflectors.
Also called speculum, speculum alloy.


[Origin: 1790–1800]
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