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Grammar : Verb
Spell : nik-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪk əl

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Définition of nickeled

Origin :
  • whitish metal element, 1755, coined in 1754 by Swedish mineralogist Axel von Cronstedt (1722-1765) from shortening of Swedish kopparnickel "copper-colored ore" (from which it was first obtained), a half-translation of German Kupfernickel, literally "copper demon," from Kupfer (see copper) + Nickel "demon, goblin, rascal" (a pet form of masc. proper name Nikolaus, cf. English Old Nick "the devil;" see Nicholas); the ore so called by miners because it looked like copper but yielded none.
  • Meaning "coin made partly of nickel" is from 1857, when the U.S. introduced one-cent coins made of nickel to replace the old bulky copper pennies. Application to five-cent piece (originally one part nickel, three parts copper) is from 1883, American English; in earlier circulation there were silver half-dimes. To nickel-and-dime (someone) is from 1964 (nickels and dimes "very small amounts of money" is attested from 1893).
  • As in plate : verb coat with metallic material
Example sentences :
  • They should be nickeled to prevent the iron staining the leather.
  • Extract from : « Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries » by John Cotton Dana
  • It was a pretty thing of ivory and nickeled steel, an elaborate toy.
  • Extract from : « The Secret of the League » by Ernest Bramah
  • It was a gleaming toy, with its ivory stock and nickeled steel.
  • Extract from : « Ray's Daughter » by Charles King
  • Candied fruit and similar confections, however, should be drained on nickeled wire netting as explained in another chapter.
  • Extract from : « Candy-Making Revolutionized » by Mary Elizabeth Hall
  • Japanned or nickeled plates, which, when placed next to leather bindings under heavy pressure give them a finish.
  • Extract from : « Library Bookbinding » by Arthur Low Bailey
  • It was a pretty thing, a nickeled cylinder with an almost silvery socket, to be attached to the dashboard of his car.
  • Extract from : « Babbitt » by Sinclair Lewis
  • She stepped to the open door and placed the tip of a gloved finger on the nickeled naught that marked the panels.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • The faucets may be nickeled or left plain brass, and the advantage of the added expense of nickel is in the appearance alone.
  • Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden
  • This will remove the thin copper shell and the nickeled plate may be laid away for future use.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 » by Various
  • It was the nickeled hilt of the hunting-knife hanging at the old forester's side and sparkling in the sunlight.
  • Extract from : « Men in War » by Andreas Latzko
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