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the shimmer that says rust, royalty, and rocket ships are basically the same finish
means Having the qualities of metal — its shine, hardness, sharp ring, or distinctive taste or smell.
from From Latin metallicus, 'of metal,' built on metallum, meaning both 'metal' and 'mine,' which Rome borrowed from Greek metallon — originally a mine or quarry, the dark hole where the shiny stuff was dug out. So the word for the gleam traces straight back to the pit it came from.
- sound origin
- Greek 'metallon' meaning mine or quarry
- gold leaf
- hammered thin enough to see light through
- car paint
- tiny aluminum flakes catch and scatter light
- taste
- blood tastes metallic from iron in hemoglobin
- music genre
- named for sheer sonic heaviness and shine
aluminum foil — reynolds wrap dominates 95% of us household aluminum foil market since 1947
stainless steel — 300 series stainless steel contains 16-18% chromium and 8-10% nickel, invented 1912 sheffield
chrome plating — electroplated chromium coating on car bumpers, became standard in 1920s automobiles