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The dross

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  • Dross — For the Austrian municipality, see Droß. Aluminium dross Dross is a mass of solid impurities floating on a molten metal. It appears usually on the melting of low melting point metals or alloys such as tin, lead, zinc …   Wikipedia

  • dross — /drɒs / (say dros) noun 1. a waste product taken off molten metal during smelting, essentially metallic in character. 2. waste matter; refuse: *Behind the bar stood a giant screen composed of large pearl shells from which all the dross had been… …  

  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Rust of metals. [R.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dross — [drɔs US dra:s, dro:s] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: dros] 1.) something that is of very low quality ▪ Most of the poems were pretentious dross. 2.) waste or useless substances ▪ gold with impurities or dross …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • dross — [ dras ] noun uncount something that is of very poor quality: I d rather turn the radio off than listen to this dross …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • The Crests — fueron una banda popular de música Doo wop de la zona este inferior de Manhattan, en Nueva York, que adquirió cierta fama a finales de los 50.[1] Una de sus más afamadas canciones es Sixteen Candles (dieciséis velas). El tema está caracterizado… …   Wikipedia Español

  • dross — dirt, dregs, O.E. dros the scum thrown off from metals in smelting, from P.Gmc. *drohs (Cf. M.Du. droes, Du. droesem, M.L.G. dros, O.H.G. truosana, Ger. Drusen dregs, husks ), from PIE dher (1) to make muddy. Meaning refuse, rubbish is mid 15c …   Etymology dictionary

  • dross — ► NOUN 1) rubbish. 2) scum on the surface of molten metal. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • dross — [drôs, dräs] n. [ME & OE dros, dregs, akin to dærst & ON dregg, DREGS] 1. a scum formed on the surface of molten metal 2. waste matter; worthless stuff; rubbish drossiness n. drossy adj. drossier, drossiest …   English World dictionary

  • The Cantos — by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 120 sections, each of which is a canto . Most of it was written between 1915 and 1962, although much of the early work was abandoned and the early cantos, as finally published, date from 1922 onwards.… …   Wikipedia

  • The Mortal Storm — Directed by Frank Borzage Produced by Frank Borzage …   Wikipedia

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