Brass or pewter Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Brass or pewter crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on April 9 2024 Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Brass or pewter has a total of 5 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | ALLOY | Brass or pewter | Newsday |
Definition
| • | Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam. |
| • | The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver; fineness. |
| • | A baser metal mixed with a finer. |
| • | Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; as, no happiness is without alloy. |
| • | To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper. |
| • | To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound. |
| • | To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes. |
| • | To form a metallic compound. |
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- Newsday: Apr 9, 2024
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