See Also: metallide(dictionary)

fratch (iou) and metallide (iou)


fratch (iou)



fratch verb & noun. . LME.
[Prob. imit.]
A. verb intrans.
Make a harsh or strident noise; creak. LME-L15.
Disagree, quarrel; scold. Now chiefly dial. E18.
b. noun. A disagreement, a quarrel. E19.
fratchety,
fratchy adjectives scolding, quarrelsome L19.

metallide (iou)



metallide verb trans. M20.
[from METAL noun & adjective + -IDE.]
Deposit as an electroplated metal coating by a method involving immersion in a bath of molten fluoride salts, so that the metal forms a surface layer whose composition varies from the surface inwards. Chiefly as metalliding verbal noun.