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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Coated or plated with nickel.

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Examples

  • I've got the guns I "need" taken care of, but I'd sure be pleased if Santa brought me a nickel-plated S&W .357 magnum.

    Guns Top Many Holiday Wish Lists 2009

  • These lethal death stars look authentic and are made super strong, nickel-plated zinc alloy, but have one star tip replaced with a screw so they can be mounted on the wall.

    Arrow Coat Hook 2010

  • These stained and lacquered hardwood with brushed nickel-plated hooks can be yours for €37.50 each from here.

    Retro Clock – Flip Down 2009

  • Instead, he was standing over me, clutching a nickel-plated pistol.

    Show Stoppah Thomas Slater 2011

  • Instead, he was standing over me, clutching a nickel-plated pistol.

    Show Stoppah Thomas Slater 2011

  • Produced by Gallery Ormond in Geneva, the limited edition chair is aluminum cast and nickel-plated.

    Private Cloud – Rocking Bed 2009

  • I've got the guns I "need" taken care of, but I'd sure be pleased if Santa brought me a nickel-plated S&W .357 magnum.

    Guns Top Many Holiday Wish Lists 2009

  • There esthetician Serena Licastro began the treatment by telling me to take a deep breath while she doused me in tepid water from nickel-plated chalices while calming music played.

    Glowing, if Roughed Up Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

  • Hands loosen, feel for the rosewood frets, dance over the tense nickel-plated strings.

    The Movement of Strings 2010

  • As Mr. Heneghan, 42, raked the strings of his vintage 1920s Kay Craft guitar and stomped his foot in time to the music, Ms. Brower, 38, strummed her nickel-plated brass ukulele, took solo turns on a plastic kazoo and belted out a set of nearly forgotten tunes.

    The Modern Sounds of Antique Music Andy Beta 2010

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