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Meanings of yellow metal in English

A brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products.

Usage of yellow metal in English
1
You see the yellow metal caught in the ridges of the plates?
The Lost Continent
2
The yellow metal is considered an essential part of weddings in India.
Reuters
3
Then he and his men hunted everywhere for the glittering yellow metal.
The True Story of Christopher Columbus, Called the Great Admiral
4
At the very bottom three tiny bits of yellow metal were seen.
In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado
5
But the yellow metal is a canary, indicating more substantial trouble elsewhere.
Reuters
6
And yet the yellow metal won't get back to its old heyday.
Reuters
7
The dome of its head was as bald and polished as yellow metal.
London River
8
As the brown covering fell away it disclosed two great yellow metal fans.
The Last Galley; Impressions and Tales
9
Then there must be a place where the yellow metal lay otherwise revealed.
Where the Sun Swings North
10
Now, my father had found where there was plenty of the yellow metal.
Ted Strong in Montana / Or, With Lariat and Spur
11
He took from a box two thin sheets of yellow metal.
Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel; Or, The Hidden City of the Andes
12
Yes; I do see something-likea piece of yellow metal-whatcan it be?
The Cliff Climbers / A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"
13
Suddenly the edge glanced aside, revealing a bright, shining, yellow metal.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
14
He said, too, that these people had great quantities of this yellow metal.
Lost in the Air
15
Horseloads, shiploads of white or yellow metal: in very sooth, what are these?
Past and Present
16
Trouble always does follow the greed for the yellow metal.
The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies; Or, The Secret of the Lost C...
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Yellow metal through the time
Yellow metal across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common