Britannia Metal
Zell's Condensed Dictionary · 1879 · p. 7
(britān-yah met'l.) (Metal.) An alloy composed of abt. 4 parts of tin with a little copper and antimony, and 1 part of lead. It is much used in the manufacture of spoons, teapots, ., on account of its ductility and susceptibility to polish. Britan'nicus, TIBERIUS CLAUDIUS GERMANIC US, the son of the emperor Claudius, by his third wife Me alina, B. 42 A. D.; was poisoned by Nero at a banquet, 56 A. D. [s. 117]
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