Dross : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Dross	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Dross
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dross n worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water" Synonym(s): impurity, dross the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals Synonym(s): slag, scoria, dross
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dross \Dross\, n. [AS. dros, fr. dre[a2]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. 2. Rust of metals. [R.] --Addison. 3. Waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the better part; leavings; dregs; refuse. All world's glory is but dross unclean. --Spenser. At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross coats its ounce of gold. --Lowell.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Dross the impurities of silver separated from the one in the process of melting (Prov. 25:4; 26:23; Ps. 119:119). It is also used to denote the base metal itself, probably before it is smelted, in Isa. 1:22, 25.