dross

UK
/drɒs/
US
/drɑs/

Übersetzungen

drosssubstantiv
drosses
Pl.
The metal was covered in dross after the smelting process.
Металл был покрыт шлаком после процесса плавки.
The editor removed the dross from the manuscript before publishing.
Редактор удалил отбросы из рукописи перед публикацией.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
drossverb
drossed
Präteritum
drossed
Partizip Perfekt
drossing
Gerundium
UK
/drɒs/
US
/drɑs/
Rare, chiefly technical or archaic usage meaning ‘to remove dross from molten metal’ or, figuratively, ‘to corrupt by adding impurities’.
Synonyme
scum off
skim off
cast aside
cast off

Definitionen

drosssubstantiv
Waste or impure matter; scum formed on the surface of molten metal.
The blacksmith skimmed the dross from the surface of the molten iron.
Something regarded as worthless or of low quality.
The novel was filled with so much dross that it was hard to find any meaningful content.
drossverb
To remove dross from (molten metal) by skimming or scumming.
The foundry worker carefully drossed the aluminum before casting it into molds.
To debase or corrupt by the addition of impurities; to vitiate.
Scholars worried that the careless translation would dross the original text.