Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| acierate | to turn into steel. |
| acieration | the process of turning into steel. |
| albata | (Lat.) a variety of German silver. |
| aluminothermy | a process for reducing metallic oxides using finely divided aluminium powder. |
| anneal | to make (as steel or glass) less brittle by heating and then cooling. |
| annealer | one who anneals. |
| anodiser | something that anodises. |
| anodization | the process of anodizing. |
| anodizer | something that anodises. |
| anvil | an iron block on which metal can be hammered into shape; (verb) to shape on an anvil. |
| applique | (Fr.) a work applied to, or laid on, another material, either of metalwork or lace etc; (verb) to do applique work. |
| aumail | (Arch.) to enamel. |
| ausform | (Ger.) to deform, quench, and temper a metal. |
| babbitt | to line with Babbitt metal. |
| bainite | a constituent of a certain stage in the heat treatment of steel. |
| begild | to gild. |
| bimetal | something composed of two metals. |
| bracteate | thin beaten plate of gold or silver. |
| brassfounding | the craft of casting objects in brass. |
| brassware | goods made of brass. |
| braze | to solder with an alloy of copper and zinc. |
| brightwork | polished metal on cars etc. |
| calx | (Lat.) the substance of a metal or mineral that remains after strong heating. |
| chalcographer | one who practises chalcography, the art of engraving on copper or brass. |
| chalcographic | relating to chalcography. |
| chalcographical | relating to chalcography. |
| chalcographist | one who practises chalcography, the art of engraving on copper or brass. |
| chalcography | the art of engraving on copper or brass. |
| chalybean | in metallurgy, tempered. |
| champleve | (Fr.) a type of enamel work in which vitreous powders are laid in channels cut in a metal base. |
| chromise | to chrome. |
| chromize | to chrome. |
| ciseleur | (Fr.) a chaser (of metal). |
| ciselure | (Fr.) the art of chasing metal. |
| cloisonne | (Fr.) decorative work formed of enamel inlaid in compartments formed by small fillets of metal. |
| copperwork | craftwork in copper. |
| cribble | to decorate wood or metal with small dots or punctures. |
| cruset | a goldsmith's crucible. |
| cupel | a goldsmith's vessel for assaying metal; (verb) to assay in a cupel. |
| cupellation | assaying or refining using a cupel; the separation of silver from lead in this way. |
| damasceene | to decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns. |
| damascene | to decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns. |
| damaskeen | to decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns. |
| damaskin | to decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns. |
| damasquin | to decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns. |
| docimology | the art of assaying. |
| drypoint | a sharp needle by which fine lines are drawn in copper engraving. |
| electrogilding | electroplating with gold. |
| enamel | a vitrified coating fired onto a metal or other surface; (verb) to coat with enamel. |
| enamelware | craft goods made from enamel. |
| enamelwork | work done in enamel. |
| engrave | to form by incision. |
| gadrooned | ornamented with gadroons. |
| gadrooning | ornamentation with gadroons. |
| geat | the channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mold in casting. |
| gild | to cover with a thin layer of gold ) GILDEN or GYLDEN. |
| gilden | (Spenser) golden, gilded. |
| goldsize | an adhesive used to attach gold leaf to a surface. |
| goldsmithery | the craft of a goldsmith. |
| goldwork | gold articles collectively. |
| grave | severe, serious (noun) a hole in the ground to receive the dead; (verb, arch.) to engrave |
| grillwork | something wrought in the form of a grill. |
| gylden | (Spenser) golden, gilded. |
| ingot | a mass of unwrought metal, esp gold or silver, cast in a mould; (verb) to shape (metal) into a convenient form for storage. |
| ironware | goods made from iron. |
| ironwork | objects made of iron. |
| koftgari | (Urdu) the craft of inlaying steel with gold. |
| koftwork | steel inlaid with gold. |
| latten | metal in thin plates. |
| lattin | metal in thin plates. |
| leadwork | something made of lead. |
| lemel | the dust and filings of metal. |
| limail | the dust and filings of metal. |
| lingot | (Obs.) an ingot. |
| linish | to give a smooth surface to metal. |
| linisher | one or something which linishes, gives a smooth surface to metal. |
| liquate | to separate or purify (metals) by heating to liquify certain components. |
| maraging | a process by which an alloy is slowly cooled in the air. |
| metalliding | a high-temperature electrolytic technique for creating metal alloys on the surface of metals. |
| metallurgical | relating to metallurgy. |
| metallurgically | (Adv.) METALLURGICAL, relating to metallurgy. |
| metalware | goods made of metal. |
| metalwork | work in metal. |
| metalworking | the process of working in metal. |
| millscale | scale formed on iron or steel from heating for forging. |
| mitis | a type of wrought iron. |
| neal | an aphetic form of anneal, to heat and cool metal gradually to temper. |
| nickelise | to plate with nickel. |
| nickelize | to plate with nickel. |
| nickle | to plate with nickel. |
| niellated | inlaid in niello. |
| niellist | one who practices the style of ornamentation called niello. |
| overgild | to gild over; to varnish. |
| passivation | the act of passivating. |
| paveed | set close together to conceal a metal base. |
| platinise | to coat with platinum. |
| platinize | to coat with platinum. |
| postheat | to heat a material (usually metal) after welding or treating to relieve stresses. |
| prometal | a kind of cast-iron highly resistant to heat. |
| quartation | mixing one part gold with three parts silver prior to purifying it. |
| redsear | brittle at red-heat. |
| redshare | brittle at red-heat. |
| redshire | brittle at red-heat. |
| redshort | brittle at red-heat. |
| regild | to gild anew. |
| repoussage | the art of doing repousse work. |
| repousse | (Fr.) shaped in relief by being beaten up from under or reverse side; such artistic work; (noun) repousse work, an article made from repousse. |
| resmelt | to smelt again. |
| rhodanise | to electroplate with rhodium. |
| rhodanize | to electroplate with rhodium. |
| ringwork | work executed in rings. |
| riza | (Russian) an ornamental silver plate covering a Russian icon. |
| scalework | imbricated ornament. |
| scissel | metal clippings; scrap metal. |
| scissil | metal clippings; scrap metal. |
| scorifier | a thing which scorifies something; spec. a fireclay vessel used in the process of refining or assaying. |
| sherardisation | the process of sherardising. |
| sherardise | to coat with zinc by heating with zinc-dust in a vacuum. |
| sherardization | the process of sherardizing. |
| sherardize | to coat with zinc by heating with zinc-dust in a vacuum. |
| shoder | a package of gold beater's skins in which gold is subjected to the second process of beating. |
| silverware | items, esp tableware or sporting trophies, made from or coated with silver. |
| sizel | metal clippings; scrap metal. |
| smelter | one who smelts. |
| smithery | a smithy. |
| smithy | a smith's workshop; (verb) to forge. |
| sorbitise | to turn (a metal) into a form containing sorbite. |
| sorbitize | to turn (a metal) into a form containing sorbite. |
| spelter | zinc ingots, slabs, or plates. |
| stabile | an abstract art construction of metal, wire etc. |
| steelware | articles made of steel. |
| steelwork | work executed in steel. |
| tinplate | thin sheet iron or steel coated with tin; (verb) to coat with tinplate. |
| tinware | goods made of tin eg trays, cups etc. |
| tinwork | things made of tin. |
| toreutic | of metal, chased or embossed. |
| toreutics | artistic work in metal, producing by chasing and embossing. |
| touchmark | the maker's official stamp on pewter. |
| tutania | a kind of Britannia metal. |
| ungild | to remove the gilding from. |
| weldable | capable of being welded. |
| weldless | without a weld. |
| weldment | the act of welding. |
| wiredraw | to draw into wire by pulling through successively smaller holes in a hard steel dieblock. |
| wiredrawing | drawing wire by pulling through successively smaller holes in a hard steel dieblock. |
| wirework | work, esp openwork, formed of wires. |
| wireworking | working in wire. |
| zincification | the process of coating with zinc. |
| zinckification | the process of coating with zinc. |
| zinkification | the process of coating with zinc. |