gunmetal
noun
gun·met·al
ˈgən-ˌme-tᵊl 
1
: a metal used for guns
specifically
: a bronze formerly much used as a material for cannon
2
: an alloy or metal treated to imitate nearly black tarnished copper-alloy gunmetal
3
: a bluish-gray color
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The finish read as dark metallic silver — closer to gunmetal than chrome — and a curved seam line was visible from the toe box back toward the side quarter.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Available in three outdoorsy finishes—bronze, gunmetal, and seafoam—this solar light bird feeder does a lot of jobs for such a little object.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
The putter is a Napa modeled after the old Wilson 8802 made of gunmetal, Garcia said.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Kate Hudson looked every bit the silver-screen siren in an Armani Privé silk gown in gunmetal.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Available in three outdoorsy finishes—bronze, gunmetal, and seafoam—this solar light bird feeder does a lot of jobs for such a little object.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
The putter is a Napa modeled after the old Wilson 8802 made of gunmetal, Garcia said.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Kate Hudson looked every bit the silver-screen siren in an Armani Privé silk gown in gunmetal.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Gunmetal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunmetal. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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