paktongs
paktongs is the plural of paktong.
Meaning of paktong
Noun
paktong (countable and uncountable, plural paktongs)
- An alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product.
- Chinese export metalwork consists almost entirely of three categories: silverware; pewterware; and paktong, an alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, which the Chinese also described as tutenague, and which was probably worked by white metalsmiths also making pewter.1980, James Thomas Herbert Baily, The Connoisseur: an Illustrated Magazine for Collectors, volume 205, page 108
- Synonyms:
- albata, argentan, cupronickel, electrum, German silver, maillechort, new silver, nickel brass, nickel silver, tutenag
Questions about paktongs
- What is paktongs the plural of?
- Paktongs is the plural of paktong.
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