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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. An alloy consisting of a combination of nickel, zinc, and copper united in various proportions, often with antimony, iron, lead, tin, and silver. It is a white metal, resembling silver in appearance, and is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. Also called British plate and German silver.

Wiktionary

  1. n. a white alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, once used to make cheap cutlery etc

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See German silver, under german.

Examples

  • “Many of the alb-words are of course quite rare, or only in specialized* use, in English: albata ["white metal, German silver", SOED]; albugo ["=leucoma"; note Greek leukos, white]; albaspine ["whitethorn, hawthorn"]; and albite ["Min.”

    languagehat.com: ELVER AND ALBUM.

  • “Spanish also has albada, parallel to French aubade note aube, dawn and Italian albata.”

    languagehat.com: ELVER AND ALBUM.

  • “These were called Factiones, and each had its distinguishing colour: russata (red), albata (white), veneta (blue), prasina (green).”

    Meditations

  • “My sister is not albata ware, -- that you hate, Mrs. Sheppard.”

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863

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