pot metal

pot metal (countable and uncountable, plural pot metals)

1. The metal from which iron pots are made, different from common pig iron.
2. An alloy of copper with lead used for making large vessels for various purposes in the arts.

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3. A kind of stained glass, the colours of which are incorporated with the melted glass in the pot.

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