The rails of a railroad.

To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship’s bottom; to
metal a road.

The substance of which anything is made; material; hence,
constitutional disposition; character; temper.

Glass in a state of fusion.

Courage; spirit; mettle. See Mettle.

A mine from which ores are taken.

An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper,
whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as
contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. No sharp line can be
drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of
both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.

i. metal. Platinum, gold and silver are precious metals. (Platin, altın ve gümüş değerli metallerdir.)

Ore from which a metal is derived; – so called by miners.

The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel
of war.