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open-hearth

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o⋅pen-hearth

  [oh-puhn-hahrth]
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–adjective
noting, pertaining to, or produced by the open-hearth process.
Origin:
1880–85
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o·pen-hearth   (ō'pən-härth')


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adj.  

  1. Designating or being a reverberatory furnace used in the production of high-quality steel.

  2. Of or relating to the steel produced in such a furnace.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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