nickel silver
noun
Origin of nickel silver
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby nickel silver
Example sentences from the Web for nickel silver
A small gap separates the plugs at the centre, and this gap is partly filled with nickel-silver powder.
How it Works |Archibald WilliamsThe French made scarificators out of their own version of nickel-silver that was called “maillechort.”
The case is Nickel-Silver, and will always remain as bright as a new silver dollar.
British Dictionary definitions for nickel silver
nickel silver
noun
any of various white alloys containing copper (46–63 per cent), zinc (18–36 per cent), and nickel (6–30 per cent): used in making tableware, etc
Also called: German silver, pakthong