pot metal
an alloy of copper and lead, formerly used for making plumbing fixtures, bearings, etc.
cast iron of a quality suitable for making pots.
a low-grade nonferrous alloy used for die casting.
Glassmaking. antique glass.
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How to use pot metal in a sentence
The joyous sparkling tone of Tours lights proves a skillful use of pot-metal yellow.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyPot-metal glass—that colored in the mass—had hitherto been used exclusively.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyWe'll go 'long 'tween Wildcat an' the Ford, an' pick up a wagon-load uv ez good shooters ez thet clumsy chunk o' pot-metal wuz.
The Red Acorn | John McElroyAs the Roman coated his dull blue with opaque white glass, so he coated translucent white with rich pot-metal colour.
Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass | Lewis F. DayObserve that this yellow stain is neither an enamel nor a pot-metal colour, but literally a stain, the only stain used upon glass.
Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass | Lewis F. Day
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