BELL METAL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("bell metal" is a kind of...):

bronze (an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin)

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