white metal
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[edit]Noun
[edit]white metal (countable and uncountable, plural white metals)
- Any tin- or lead-based alloy.
- (UK, auctions) Silver that cannot be labeled as silver in the UK because it does not bear an Assay Office mark.
- Any silvery or whitish metal or alloy.
- (music) Christian-themed heavy metal, as distinguished from black metal.
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “music genre”): black metal
Hyponyms
[edit]- (tin- or lead- based alloy): pewter, Babbitt metal, Britannia metal