| 释义 |
‖ calin
[Fr.: a. Pg. calaim, a. Arab. qalaﻋī; the ultimate derivation is disputed. See Calay in Yule.]
‘The tin of Siam and Malacca, of which the Chinese make tea-caddies, etc.’, by some said to be an alloy of lead and tin.
1752Beawes Lex Mercat. Red. 817 A mixed metal called Calin. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Calin, the name of a sort of mixt metal, seeming composed of lead and tin. It is prepared by the Chinese, and they make several utensils of it, as tea-canisters, coffee-pots, and the like. 1847in Craig; and in mod. Dicts. |
