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alloy noun. L16.
[Old & mod. French aloi, from aloier, earlier al(e)ier ALLY verb. Replacing ALLAY noun1.]
I. lit.
Agio of exchange. L16-L17.
The comparative purity of gold or silver. E17.
Orig., a mixture of a precious metal with a baser one. Now gen., a metallic substance made by combining two or more elements at least one of which is a metal, esp. to give greater strength, resistance to corrosion, etc. M17.
ferro-alloy, Wood's alloy, etc.
An inferior metal mixed with one of greater value. E18.
II. fig.
Intrinsic standard or character, quality. L16-L17.
Sir T. Browne A Soull of the same alloy as our owne.
Admixture of something which diminishes character or value; an alien element, something which debases. E17.
J. Austen Disadvantages which threatened alloy to her many enjoyments. V. Woolf The fatal alloy in his genius, the great clod of clay that has got itself mixed up with the purity of his inspiration.
Comb.: alloy steel steel containing one or more added elements.