Definition of Albata

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

Definition of Albata

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

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Definition of Albata

1. an alloy of copper, nickel, and zinc [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Albata

alaying
alays
alb
alba
albaconazole
albacore
albacores
alban
albarelli
albarello
albarium
albariza
albas
albaspine
albaspines
albata (current term)
albatas
albatross
albatross around one's neck
albatross round one's neck
albatrosses
albe
albedo
albedo feature
albedo retinae
albedoes
albedometer
albedometers
albedos
albeit

Literary usage of Albata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1891)
"Argentine, albata, or German silver, unmanufactured, twenty-five per centum ad valorem. year prior to July first, eighteen hundred and ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.), Royal Society of Victoria (1899)
"All the adult shells, with the exception of var. albata, have the round dark spots on the margin ... Without bands or spots of any kind,— var. albata. NOTE. ..."

3. The Art of Sketching from Nature by Thomas Leeson Rowbotham (1870)
"Round Wire bound Siberian Flat Dyed Sable in albata Plat Dyed Sable in Tin Hound Dyed Sable in albata Hound Dyed Sable in Tin . Flat Red Sable in albata . ..."

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