metallic

Words with a similar base: metallic

'metallic'

[metallic.n.01] as in: a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal

'metallic'

[metallic.n.02] as in: a yarn made partly or entirely of metal

'metallic'

[metallic.a.01] as in: containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; ; ; - Ambrose Bierce

Examples:
a metallic compound
metallic luster
the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades

Origins

					metallic (English)
└── metallicus (Latin)
    ├── -icus (Latin)
    └── metallum (Latin)
        └── μέταλλον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── μέταλλευειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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