Dross definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DROSS, n. [G.] 1. The recrement or despumation of metals; the ... the better part; impure matter. The worlds glory is but dross unclean. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: worthless or ... be removed; "there were impurities in the water" [syn: impurity, dross] 2: the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals [syn: slag, scoria, dross] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English dros, from Old ... dros: cf. MLG drosem, OHG truosana Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dross Dross, n. [AS. dros, fr. dre['o]san to ...
Drossy definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DROSSY, a. 1. Like dross; pertaining to dross. 2. Full of dross; abounding with scorious or recrementitious matter; as drossy gold. 3. Worthless; foul; impure. Merriam Webster's adjective see dross Webster's 1913 Dictionary Drossy Dross"y, a. [Compar. Drossier; superl. Drossiest.] Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. `` Drossy gold.'' --Dryden. ``Drossy ...
Slag definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SLAG, n. The dross or recrement of a metal; or vitrified cinders. WordNet (r ... oxidation at the surface of molten metals [syn: slag, scoria, dross] v 1: convert into slag Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: Middle Low German slagge Date: 1552 the dross or scoria of a metal II. noun Etymology: earlier argot ... n. 1 vitreous refuse left after ore has been smelted, dross separated in a fused state in the reduction of ore ... the metal by hammering. See Slay, v. t.] 1. The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders. 2. The ... COUNT [disapproval] Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Refuse, dross, recrement, cinders, scoria. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue ...
... from the Gr. rejected matter, that which is thrown off.] Dross; the recrement of metals in fusion, or the mass produced ... oxidation at the surface of molten metals [syn: slag, scoria, dross] Merriam Webster's noun (plural scoriae) Etymology: Middle English, from ... cellular lava, or fragments of it. 2 the slag or dross of metals. Derivatives: scoriaceous adj. Etymology: L f. Gk skoria ... or the slag rejected after the reduction of metallic ores; dross. 2. Cellular slaggy lava; volcanic cinders. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Dross, slag, recrement. Moby Thesaurus aa, abyssal rock, alluvion, alluvium, ash ... coal, coke, conglomerate, coom, crag, deposition, deposits, diluvium, draff, dregs, dross, druid stone, ember, feces, festooned pahoehoe, froth, fume, gneiss, ...
... sinder, from Old English; akin to Old High German sintar dross, slag, Serbian & Croatian sedra calcium carbonate Date: before 12th century 1. the slag from a metal furnace ; dross 2. a. plural ashes b. a fragment of ash 3 ... s[i^]n"d[~e]r), n. [AS. sinder slag, dross; akin to Icel. sindr dross, Sw. sinder, G. sinter, D. sintel; perh. influenced by F ... charcoal, clinker, coal, coke, coom, deposition, deposits, diluvium, draff, dregs, dross, ember, feces, firebrand, froth, fume, grounds, lava, lees, live coal ...
... 2 b. the scoria of metals in a molten state ; dross c. a slimy film on a solid or gelatinous object ... means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross. Some to remove the scum it did rise. --Spenser. 2 ... previous use. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Froth, dross, refuse, recrement, scoria. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue The ... deposits, diluvium, dishwater, disk, ditchwater, draff, dregs, dregs of society, dross, dust, eclipse, ember, enamel, facing, feces, feuille, filings, film, flap ...
... a state of being drossy. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Drossy Dross"y, a. [Compar. Drossier; superl. Drossiest.] Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. `` Drossy gold.'' --Dryden. ``Drossy rhymes.'' --Donne. -- Dross"i*ness, n.
... blast. The resulting lead oxide, called in the Bible silver dross, was used for glazing pottery (Pr 26:23), a use ... go through. If they are of the right metal the dross will finally be blown away, leaving pure, clear, shining silver. If of base metal they will be like the dross described in Jer 6:29,30. The refiner may blow fiercely, but in vain, for nothing but lead dross appears. James A. Patch
... to secrete.] Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria; spume; as the recrement of ore or of the ... ment.] 1. Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria; as, the recrement of ore. 2. (Med.) (a) Excrement ... by it. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Scoria, dross, spume, scum, refuse, dregs.