n. [ OE. alai, OF. alei, F. aloyer, to alloy, alier to ally. See Alloy, v. t. ]
Fine silver is silver without the mixture of any baser metal. Alloy is baser metal mixed with it. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. t. To form a metallic compound. [ 1913 Webster ]
Gold and iron alloy with ease. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. aloyage. ] The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or alloy. [ 1913 Webster ]
. Any steel containing a notable quantity of some other metal alloyed with the iron, usually chromium, nickel, manganese, tungsten, or vanadium. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]