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type metal

n. Printing

An alloy used for making metal type, consisting mainly of lead, antimony, and tin.

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type metal - an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type

type slug, slug - a strip of type metal used for spacing

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; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"

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