Meccano
English edit
Etymology edit
From mechanics or mechano-. The product was originally called "Mechanics Made Easy".
Proper noun edit
Meccano
- A brand of model construction system consisting of reusable metal strips, plates, girders, etc.
- 2019, Tim Strangleman, The Oral History of a Guinness Brewery, page 89:
- The bottom was made up of plates, triangular—sort of triangular plates that fitted all together like a Meccano set […]