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

metal \met"al\, v. t. imp.  p. p. metaled ? or ? or
   metalled; p. pr.  vb. n. metaling or metalling.
   to cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a
   road.
   1913 webster
see also:
metaled metalled metaling metalling 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

metal
     adj : containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a
           metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the
           strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting
           the clash of vibrant blades"- ambrose bierce syn: metallic,
            metala ant: nonmetallic
     n 1: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny
          solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be
          formed into sheets etc. syn: metallic element
     2: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or
        metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together
        or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an
        alloy of zinc and copper" syn: alloy
     v : cover with metal
     also: metalling, metalled
see also:
metallic metala nonmetallic metallic element alloy metalling 
metalled 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

metalling
     see metal
see also:
metal 

Metalling >> M Words
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