Metallic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Metallic	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
metallic adj containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce Synonym(s): metallic, metal(a) Antonym(s): nonmetal, nonmetallic n a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal a yarn made partly or entirely of metal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metallic \Metal"lic\, a. [L. metallicus, fr. metallum: cf. F. m[82]tallique. See {Metal}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic* appearance; a metallic alloy. 2. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or metalloid; basic; antacid; positive.