white metal
noun
1
: any of several light-colored alloys used especially as a base for plated silverware and ornaments and novelties
2
: any of several lead-base or tin-base alloys (such as babbitt) used especially for bearings, fusible plugs, and type metal
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The recall covers round glass 10-ounce bottles with white metal screw-top lids that were distributed in 28 states, from Alabama to Wisconsin, according to the FDA recall notice.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
The color typically looks best next to white metals.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
It’s surrounded by a white metal wall on which a former kibbutz member, an artist, has painted pictures of the kibbutz fields.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
The large, white metal sheet hung delicately from the crane's yellow clasps as crews moved it onto the barrage.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
The color typically looks best next to white metals.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
It’s surrounded by a white metal wall on which a former kibbutz member, an artist, has painted pictures of the kibbutz fields.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
The large, white metal sheet hung delicately from the crane's yellow clasps as crews moved it onto the barrage.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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“White metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20metal. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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