zinc-plated, adj.

zinc-plated
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc-platedadjective

## Factsheet

### Where does the adjective zinc-plated come from?

Earliest known use

1850s

The earliest known use of the adjective zinc-plated is in the 1850s.

OED's earliest evidence for zinc-plated is from 1859, in the writing of George A. Sala, journalist.

### Nearby entries

1. zincode, n. 1839–
2. zincograph, n. 1888–
3. zincograph, v. 1865–
4. zincographer, n. 1839–
5. zincographic, adj. 1850–
6. zincography, n. 1834–
7. zincoid, n. 1842–
8. zinc orange, n. 1918–
9. zincous, adj. 1842–
10. zinc-plate, n. 1823–
11. zinc-plated, adj.1859–
12. zinc-powder, n. 1881–
13. zinc roof, n. 1883–
14. zinc spar, n. 1796–
15. zinc-sponge, n. 1902–
16. zinc sulphide, n. 1851–
17. zinc white, n. 1847–
18. zincy, adj. 1757–
19. zinc yellow, n. 1847–
20. zindabad, int. & n. 1930–
21. zindan, n. 1844–

## Meaning & use

1. 1859–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1859

      > There is the rotunda of the Bank of England, with its many-slamming, zinc-plated doors.

      G. A. Sala, Twice round Clock 117
   2. 1966

      > Zinc-plated coatings are usually purer than hot-dipped coatings.

      McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (revised edition) vol. IV. 531/1

Originally published as part of the entry for zinc, n.

zinc, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.