GUNMETAL


Meaning of GUNMETAL in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

1.

a.

(1) : a bronze ordinarily composed of nine parts of copper and one of tin and formerly much used as a material for cannon

(2) : a metal or alloy used as a material for guns

b. : any of various alloys or metals treated so as to imitate nearly black tarnished copper-alloy gunmetal and used for the manufacture of metal novelties

2. or gunmetal gray : a nearly neutral slightly purplish dark gray that is darker and slightly redder than steel gray

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