Synonyms for nickelled
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : nik-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪk əl |
Top 10 synonyms for nickelled Other synonyms for the word nickelled
Définition of nickelled
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
- Forceps and the handles of scalpels are nickelled, and this keeps them bright.
- Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various
- In the pocket of a hanging coat was thrust a nickelled rod from a patent trousers-stretcher, so that it pointed out into the room.
- Extract from : « The Sins of Sverac Bablon » by Sax Rohmer
- A huge basin full of hot water stood ready under the nickelled faucets.
- Extract from : « Aliens » by William McFee
- Pressing plates, plates of metal japanned or nickelled, used for giving finish to the leather on a book.
- Extract from : « Bookbinding, and the Care of Books » by Douglas Cockerell
- For nipping up the leather after covering, they should be nickelled to prevent the iron staining the leather.
- Extract from : « Bookbinding, and the Care of Books » by Douglas Cockerell
- The work is then laid on it and covered with a second sheet of nickelled zinc and some pasteboards.
- Extract from : « The Decoration of Leather » by Georges de Rcy
- For this purpose the brass must be highly polished and divided before it is nickelled.
- Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall
- For copper, when the supply began to grow short, nickelled iron was quickly substituted.
- Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
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