[かなくそ, kanakuso] (n) (1) slag; dross; (2) iron rust [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Dross \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.
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2. Rust of metals. [R.] --Addison.
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3. Waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the
better part; leavings; dregs; refuse.
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All world's glory is but dross unclean. --Spenser.
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At the devil's booth are all things sold,
Each ounce of dross coats its ounce of gold.
--Lowell.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dross
n 1: worthless or dangerous material that should be removed;
"there were impurities in the water" [syn: {impurity},
{dross}]
2: the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
[syn: {slag}, {scoria}, {dross}]
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