dross

[ draws, dros ]
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noun
  1. waste matter; refuse.

  2. Metallurgy. a waste product taken off molten metal during smelting, essentially metallic in character.

  1. British. coal of little value.

Origin of dross

1
before 1050; Middle English dros(se), Old English drōs; cognate with Middle Dutch droes dregs; compare Middle English drōsen,Old English drōsna; cognate with Middle High German truosen husks

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British Dictionary definitions for dross

dross

/ (drɒs) /


noun
  1. the scum formed, usually by oxidation, on the surfaces of molten metals

  2. worthless matter; waste

Origin of dross

1
Old English drōs dregs; related to Old High German truosana

Derived forms of dross

  • drossy, adjective
  • drossiness, noun

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