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[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin metallum 'mine, metal', from Greek metallon]
a hard, usually shiny substance such as iron, gold, or steel
-see also metallic metallic
::The gate is made of metal.
::a small black metal box
::They traded in gold and other precious metals (=valuable metals used especially for making jewellery) .
::The old trucks were sold as scrap metal (=old metal that is melted and used again) .
-see also heavy metal