Me-tăl'lic, a.

a. [Lat. metallicus, from metallum; Fr. métallique, It. metallico, Sp. metalico. See METAL.] Pertaining to a metal or metals; consisting of metal; partaking of the nature of metals; like a metal; as, a metallic substance; metallic brightness.

Metallic paper, paper covered with a thin solution of lime, whiting, and size. When written upon with a pewter pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced.