"pot metal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pot metals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pot metal (countable and uncountable, plural pot metals)
  1. The metal from which iron pots are made, different from common pig iron. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: monkey metal, white metal
    Sense id: en-pot_metal-en-noun-1b9bAyx4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 24 5
  2. An alloy of copper with lead used for making large vessels for various purposes in the arts. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pot_metal-en-noun-S4D12bJw
  3. A kind of stained glass, the colours of which are incorporated with the melted glass in the pot Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pot_metal-en-noun-kPrFG7BT

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