metal (noun) — sense 2

Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.: Any material with similar physical properties as those chemical elements, especially as a combination of several of them, such as an alloy.

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Example
But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window[…].
Order number
2
Part of speech
noun

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