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dross

N ขยะ ของเสีย  kha-ya-khong-sia

 

drossy

A ที่ มี แต่ ของเสีย ไร้ประโยชน์  ti-mi-tae-khong-sia-rai-pra-yod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DROSS

n.[G.] 1. The recrement or despumation of metals; the scum or extraneous matter of metals, thrown off in the process of melting.
2. Rust; crust of metals; an incrustation formed on metals by oxydation.
3. Waste matter; refuse; any worthless matter separated from the better part; impure matter.
The worlds glory is but dross unclean.

 

DROSSINESS

n.Foulness; rust; impurity; a state of being drossy.

 

DROSSY

a. 1. Like dross; pertaining to dross.
2. Full of dross; abounding with scorious or recrementitious matter; as drossy gold.
3. Worthless; foul; impure.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DROSS

Dross, n. Etym: [AS. dros, fr. dreósan 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.

 

2. Rust of metals. [R.] Addison.

 

3. Waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the better part; leavings; dregs; refuse. All world's glory is but dross unclean. Spenser. At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross coats its ounce of gold. Lowell.

 

DROSSEL

Dros "sel, n. Etym: [Cf. Drazel. ]

 

Defn: A slut; a hussy; a drazel. [Obs. ] Warner.

 

DROSSLESS

DROSSLESS Dross "less, a.

 

Defn: Free from dross. Stevens.

 

DROSSY

Dross "y, a. [Compar. Drossier; superl. Drossiest.]

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. " Drossy gold. " Dryden. "Drossy rhymes." Donne. -- Dross "i *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dross

dross |drôs, dräs drɔs drɑs | noun something regarded as worthless; rubbish: there are bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross. foreign matter, dregs, or mineral waste, in particular scum formed on the surface of molten metal. DERIVATIVES dross y adjective ORIGIN Old English drōs (in the sense scum on molten metal ); related to Dutch droesem and German Drusen dregs, lees.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dross

dross |drɒs | noun [ mass noun ] 1 something regarded as worthless; rubbish: there are bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross. 2 foreign matter, dregs, or mineral waste, in particular scum formed on the surface of molten metal. DERIVATIVES drossy adjective ( drossier, drossiest ) ORIGIN Old English drōs (in the sense scum on molten metal ); related to Dutch droesem and German Drusen dregs, lees .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dross

dross noun trying to find something decent among the discount-house dross: rubbish, junk; debris, chaff, detritus, flotsam and jetsam, garbage, trash, dreck.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dross

dross noun sometimes it's possible to find a little gem amongst the mass-produced dross: rubbish, junk, debris, chaff, draff, detritus, flotsam and jetsam; N. Amer. trash, garbage; informal dreck; Brit. informal grot.

 

Duden Dictionary

Drossel

Dros sel Substantiv, feminin , die |Dr o ssel |die Drossel; Genitiv: der Drossel, Plural: die Drosseln aus dem Mitteldeutschen, Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch drōsle, vielleicht lautmalend meist ziemlich großer Singvogel mit spitzem schlankem Schnabel und langen dünnen Beinen z. B. Amsel, Nachtigall, Singdrossel

 

Drossel

Dros sel Substantiv, feminin , die |Dr o ssel |die Drossel; Genitiv: der Drossel, Plural: die Drosseln spätmittelhochdeutsch droʒʒel, zu mittelhochdeutsch droʒʒe, althochdeutsch droʒʒa = Kehle, Gurgel 1 Elektrotechnik Drosselspule 2 Technik Drosselventil

 

Drosselbart

Dros sel bart Eigenname |Dr o sselbart |

 

Drosselklappe

Dros sel klap pe Substantiv, feminin Technik , die |Dr o sselklappe |verstellbare Scheibe in Rohrleitungen, die eine Verkleinerung des Rohrquerschnitts erlaubt

 

drosseln

dros seln schwaches Verb |dr o sseln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 veraltend jemandem die Kehle zudrücken; würgen er drosselte ihn von hinten mit einem Strick 2 a in der Leistung herabsetzen, kleiner stellen die Heizung drosseln | ein gedrosselter Motor b die Zufuhr von etwas verringern den Dampf drosseln c herabsetzen, einschränken das Tempo, die Einfuhr, die Produktion drosseln

 

Drosselspule

Dros sel spu le Substantiv, feminin Elektrotechnik , die |Dr o sselspule |elektrische Spule [mit einem Eisenkern ], mit der Wechselströme gedrosselt werden können

 

Drosselung

Dros se lung , Dross lung Substantiv, feminin , die auch Drosslung |Dr o sselung Dr o sslung |die Drosselung; Genitiv: der Drosselung, Plural: die Drosselungen das Drosseln 2

 

Drosselventil

Dros sel ven til Substantiv, Neutrum Technik , das |Dr o sselventil |in Rohrleitungen eingebautes Ventil zur Regelung von Menge, Druck o. Ä. der hindurchströmenden Gase oder Flüssigkeiten

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dross

dross /drɑs |drɔs /名詞 U 1 ⦅英 ⦆がらくた, 価値のないもの (rubbish ); 駄作 .2 (金属などの )不純物, 残留物 .