資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

metal
     v : cover with metal
     [also: {metalling}, {metalled}]

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},
            {metal(a)}] [ant: {nonmetallic}]
     [also: {metalling}, {metalled}]

metal
     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}]
     [also: {metalling}, {metalled}]

metalled
     See {metal}