"spelter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spelters [plural]
Etymology: Related to, and perhaps derived from, Middle Dutch speauter. Possibly related to pewter. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|dum|speauter}} Middle Dutch speauter Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} spelter (usually uncountable, plural spelters)
  1. (uncountable) zinc, often in blocks or ingot form. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-spelter-en-noun-gQCSc50p
  2. (uncountable, countable) Zinc alloyed with another metal (especially copper), used as a solder. Tags: countable, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Copper, Zinc
    Sense id: en-spelter-en-noun-5vxbmmA7 Disambiguation of Copper: 7 31 28 35 Disambiguation of Zinc: 15 35 27 22
  3. (countable) An objet d'art made from zinc. Tags: countable, usually Categories (topical): Art, Copper
    Sense id: en-spelter-en-noun-426HIf7e Disambiguation of Art: 0 0 80 20 Disambiguation of Copper: 7 31 28 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 59 29 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 9 10 53 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 12 53 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 75 12

Verb

Forms: spelters [present, singular, third-person], speltering [participle, present], speltered [participle, past], speltered [past]
Etymology: Related to, and perhaps derived from, Middle Dutch speauter. Possibly related to pewter. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|dum|speauter}} Middle Dutch speauter Head templates: {{en-verb}} spelter (third-person singular simple present spelters, present participle speltering, simple past and past participle speltered)
  1. To combine copper and metallic zinc to form an alloy. Categories (topical): Copper, Metals
    Sense id: en-spelter-en-verb-QpuT0-I~ Disambiguation of Copper: 7 31 28 35 Disambiguation of Metals: 10 32 18 40

Inflected forms

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