type metal

noun

an alloy for making printing types, consisting chiefly of lead and antimony, and sometimes small quantities of tin, copper, etc.

type metal

First recorded in 1790–1800

Satisfactory grinding may be carried out by the use of copper or type-metal cones for the preliminary shaping.

Antimony is used as an alloy in type metal, pewter, and babbitt metals.

It is used in the preparation of alloys with lead and tin for the manufacture of type-metal.

Type metal, an alloy of antimony and lead, expands on solidifying to form the sharp outlines of good type.

Like other engravers, he began by cutting in type-metal, or engraving upon copper.

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