[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

metallic \metal"lic\, a. l. metallicus, fr. metallum: cf. f.
   m'etallique. see metal.
   1. of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal;
      resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic
      alloy.
      1913 webster

   2. chem. of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the
      essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted
      with a nonmetal or metalloid; conductive of electricity;
      basic; forming positive ions in solution; antacid.
      1913 webster +pjc

   metallic iron, iron in the state of the metal, as
      distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron.

   metallic paper, paper covered with a thin solution of lime,
      whiting, and size. when written upon with a pewter or
      brass pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced.

   metallic tinking med., a sound heard in the chest, when a
      cavity communicating with the air passages contains both
      air and liquid.
      1913 webster
see also:
metal metallic iron metallic paper metallic tinking 

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