- Britannia ware
- Britannia ware,articles made of Britannia metal.
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Britannia — Bri*tan ni*a, n. [From L. Britannia Great Britain.] A white metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also {Britannia metal}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Britannia metal — Britannia Bri*tan ni*a, n. [From L. Britannia Great Britain.] A white metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also {Britannia metal}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Queen's ware — Queen Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Babbitt, Isaac — ▪ American inventor born July 26, 1799, Taunton, Mass., U.S. died May 26, 1862, Somerville, Mass. American inventor of a tin based alloy (now known as babbitt) widely used for bearings. Trained as a goldsmith, Babbitt made the first… … Universalium
Babbitt — , BABBITT METAL A tin based alloy, called babbitt metal, was invented by Isaac Babbitt in 1839. The metal, composed of a soft, silver white alloy of copper, tin, and antimony, is widely used for bearings to reduce friction. For this… … Dictionary of eponyms
