Metalling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Metal \Met"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Metaled} (? or ?) or
     {Metalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Metaling} or {Metalling}.]
     To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a
     road.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  metal
       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 [syn: {metallic},
              {metal(a)}] [ant: {nonmetallic}]
       n 1: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny
            solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be
            formed into sheets etc. [syn: {metallic element}]
       2: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or
          metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together
          or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an
          alloy of zinc and copper" [syn: {alloy}]
       v : cover with metal
       [also: {metalling}, {metalled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  metalling
       See {metal}