4. Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; as, no happiness is without alloy. "Pure English without Latin alloy." F. Harrison.
ALLOY
Al*loy", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alloyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Alloying.]
Etym: [F. aloyer, OF. alier, allier, later allayer, fr. L. aligare.
See Alloy, n., Ally, v.t., and cf. Allay.]
1. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper.
2. To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound.
3. To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes.
ALLOY
Al*loy", v. t.
Defn: To form a metallic compound.
Gold and iron alloy with ease. Ure.
ALLOYAGE
Al*loy"age, n. Etym: [F. aloyage.]
Defn: The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or alloy.
ALLOY STEEL
Al"loy steel.