n. [ Prob. from AS. in in + geótan to pour: cf. F. linglot, LL. lingotus a mass of gold or silver, extended in the manner of a tongue, and G. einguss, LG. & OE. ingot ingot, a mold for casting metals in. See Found to cast, and cf. Linget, Lingot, Nugget. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. That in which metal is cast; a mold. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And from the fire he took up his matter
And in the ingot put it with merry cheer. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal, cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wrought ingots from Besoara's mine. Sir W. Jones. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ingot mold, a box or mold in which ingots are cast. --
Ingot iron. See Decarbonized steel, under Decarbonize. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Steel cast in ingots from the Bessemer converter or open-hearth furnace. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A linget or ingot; also, a mold for casting metals. See Linget. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., corrupted from E. riding coat. ] A long plain double-breasted outside coat for women. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. syringotome. See Syringotomy. ] (Surg. & Anat.) A small blunt-pointed bistoury, -- used in syringotomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a tube, a hollow sore + &unr_; to cut: cf. F. syringotomie. ] (Surg.) The operation of cutting for anal fistula. [ 1913 Webster ]