smelt
11smelt — n. small silvery edible fish native of cold northern waters (in Europe and North America) v. melt or fuse ore to extract the metal content smel n. act of smelling, sniffing; sense of smell; scent, odor, fragrance; characteristic quality, aura v.… …
12smelt|er — «SMEHL tuhr», noun. 1. a person whose work or business is smelting ores or metals. 2. a place where ores or metals are smelted. 3. a furnace for smelting ores …
13smelt — smelt1 /smelt/, v.t. 1. to fuse or melt (ore) in order to separate the metal contained. 2. to obtain or refine (metal) in this way. [1535 45; prob. < MD or MLG smelten; c. G schmelzen to MELT1, smelt] smelt2 /smelt/, n., pl. (esp …
14smelt — {{11}}smelt (n.) O.E. smelt small salmon like sea fish, cognate with Du. smelt sand eel, Dan. smelt (c.1600). OED notes that it has a peculiar odor (but doesn t suggest a connection with SMELL (Cf. smell)); Klein suggests a connection with the… …
15smelt — I. /smɛlt / (say smelt) verb (t) 1. to fuse or melt (ore) in order to separate the metal contained. 2. to obtain or refine (metal) in this way. {probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German smelten} II. /smɛlt / (say smelt) noun (plural smelt… …
16smelt — smelt1 [ smelt ] verb transitive to heat rock in order to remove the metal that it contains smelt smelt 2 a past tense and past participle of smell 2 …
17smelt — I UK [smelt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms smelt : present tense I/you/we/they smelt he/she/it smelts present participle smelting past tense smelted past participle smelted to heat rock in order to remove the metal that it contains II UK / US …
18smelt — I [[t]smɛlt[/t]] v. t. 1) mel to fuse or melt (ore) so as to separate the metal in it 2) mel to obtain or refine (metal) in this way • Etymology: 1535–45; prob. < MD or MLG smelten, c. OHG smelzan II smelt [[t]smɛlt[/t]] n. pl. (esp.… …
19smelt — 1. noun /ˈsmɛlt/ a) a family of small anadromous fish common in the North American Great Lakes The green liquor, ie, [sic] the solution obtained on dissolving the smelt, contains an insoluble residue called dregs, which gives it a dark green… …
20smelt — smelt1 [smelt] v BrE a past tense and past participle of ↑smell smelt 2 smelt2 v [T] to melt a rock that contains metal in order to remove the metal …
