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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Dross (0.00961 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Dross.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: dross
dross
n 1: worthless material that should be removed;
“there were
impurities in the water” [syn:
impurity]
2: the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
[syn:
slag,
scoria]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Dross
Dross
\Dross\ (dr[o^]s; 115), n. [AS. dros, fr. dre['o]san to
fall. See
Dreary.]
1. The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls
from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of
melting; recrement.
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2. Rust of metals. [R.] --Addison.
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3. Waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the
better part; leavings; dregs; refuse.
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All world's glory is but dross unclean. --Spenser.
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At the devil's booth are all things sold,
Each ounce of dross coats its ounce of gold.
--Lowell.
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