dross

[ draws, dros ]

/ drɔs, drɒs /

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noun

waste matter; refuse.

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

British. coal of little value.

Origin of dross

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

Words nearby dross

drosera, droshky, drosky, drosometer, drosophila, dross, drossy, Droste-Hülshoff, drought, droughty, drouk

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Example sentences from the Web for dross

If he had tried to separate the little gold of his life from the dross of it he could not have succeeded better.
The Tysons|May Sinclair
Selfishness is the dross and alloy that gives the unsound ring to many an act that has been called glorious.
A Book of Golden Deeds|Charlotte M. Yonge
The fire carries away the dross; it makes the pure metal glow in its lustre.
Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren
Her years in the open had developed a sense of perception that was keen to separate the dross from the pure gold of human intent.
Snowdrift|James B. Hendryx

Learning in a clergyman without religion is dross, is nothing; not so religion without learning.
Coelebs In Search of a Wife|Hannah More

British Dictionary definitions for dross

dross

/ (drɒs) /

noun

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

worthless matter; waste

Derived forms of dross

drossy, adjectivedrossiness, noun

Word Origin for dross

Old English drōs dregs; related to Old High German truosana

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单词	dross
释义	dross [ draws, dros ] / drɔs, drɒs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dross ON THESAURUS.COM noun waste matter; refuse. Metallurgy. a waste product taken off molten metal during smelting, essentially metallic in character. British. coal of little value. Origin of dross 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 Words nearby dross drosera, droshky, drosky, drosometer, drosophila, dross, drossy, Droste-Hülshoff, drought, droughty, drouk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dross If he had tried to separate the little gold of his life from the dross of it he could not have succeeded better. The Tysons\|May Sinclair Selfishness is the dross and alloy that gives the unsound ring to many an act that has been called glorious. A Book of Golden Deeds\|Charlotte M. Yonge The fire carries away the dross; it makes the pure metal glow in its lustre. Expositions of Holy Scripture\|Alexander Maclaren Her years in the open had developed a sense of perception that was keen to separate the dross from the pure gold of human intent. Snowdrift\|James B. Hendryx Learning in a clergyman without religion is dross, is nothing; not so religion without learning. Coelebs In Search of a Wife\|Hannah More British Dictionary definitions for dross dross / (drɒs) / noun the scum formed, usually by oxidation, on the surfaces of molten metals worthless matter; waste Derived forms of dross drossy, adjectivedrossiness, noun Word Origin for dross Old English drōs dregs; related to Old High German truosana Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dross refuse, trash, impurity, dregs, scum, slag, waste, sediment, lees, scoria, recrement, sinter
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dross

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for dross

noun

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