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yellow metal

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yellow metal
n
1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a type of brass having about 60 per cent copper and 40 per cent zinc
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for gold
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Noun1.yellow metal - a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brassyellow metal - a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products
alpha-beta brass, Muntz metal
brass - an alloy of copper and zinc
high-strength brass, manganese bronze - a brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden it
Admiralty brass, Admiralty Metal, naval brass, Tobin bronze - alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water; Admiralty Metal is a trademark
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Then our warriors came down from their hill, and, after taking many ornaments of yellow metal from the bodies of those they had slain, they marched back out of the valley, nor have any of us ever returned.
The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Everything had been done to make the iron ship perfect, but no wit of man had managed to devise an efficient coating composition to keep her bottom clean with the smooth cleanness of yellow metal sheeting.
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From the left fob he took out a net almost large enough for a fisherman, but contrived to open and shut like a purse, and served him for the same use: we found therein several massy pieces of yellow metal, which, if they be real gold, must be of immense value.
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