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Webster 1913 Edition
Metallic
1.
Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal;
as, a
metallic
appearance; a metallic
alloy.Metallic iron
, iron in the state of the metal, as distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron.
– Metallic paper
, paper covered with a thin solution of lime, whiting, and size. When written upon with a pewter or brass pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced.
– Metallic tinking
(Med.)
, a sound heard in the chest, when a cavity communicating with the air passages contains both air and liquid.
Webster 1828 Edition
Metallic
METAL'LIC
,Adj.