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nickel silver

nickel silver

noun

  1. any of various white alloys containing copper (46–63 per cent), zinc (18–36 per cent), and nickel (6–30 per cent): used in making tableware, etc Also calledGerman silverpakthong
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of nickel silver1

First recorded in 1855–60
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An elderly Benson-looking security guard with a nickel silver fro yelled, "You watch that new Stringer Bell show 'Hijack'? S**t good as hell man!"

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The medal - made of nickel silver - will feature the royal cypher on one side and images of the King and Queen Consort on the other.

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The Academy did its best to conceal britannia through the years, plating it in copper, nickel silver, and gold.

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"Black Lives Matter" is implanted in nickel silver on the black acrylic background of another buckle.

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The principal alloys in which it forms a leading ingredient are brass, bronze, and German or nickel silver; under these several heads their respective applications and qualities will be found.

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