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Regulus :: Regulus (n.) The button, globule, or mass of metal, in a more or less impure state, which forms in the bottom of the crucible in smelting and reduction of ores..

Founding :: Founding (n.) The art of smelting and casting metals.

Atherine :: Atherine (n.) A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species (Atherina presbyter) is used as food. The American species (Menidia notata) is called silversides and sand smelt. See Silversides..

Bosh :: Bosh (n.) In forging and smelting, a trough in which tools and ingots are cooled..

Shadrach :: Shadrach (n.) A mass of iron on which the operation of smelting has failed of its intended effect; -- so called from Shadrach, one of the three Hebrews who came forth unharmed from the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar. (See Dan. iii. 26, 27.).

Smelting :: Smelting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smel.

Smelting :: Smelting () a. & n. from Smelt.

Smelt :: Smelt (n.) A gull; a simpleton.

Sperling :: Sperling (n.) A smelt; a sparling.

Crop :: Crop (n.) Tin ore prepared for smelting.

Kish :: Kish (n.) A workman's name for the graphite which forms incidentally in iron smelting.

Candlefish :: Candlefish (n.) A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it.

Dross :: Dross (n.) The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement..

Smelt :: Smelt () of Smel.

Smeltie :: Smeltie (n.) A fish, the bib..

Slacken :: Slacken (n.) A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion..

Foge :: Foge (n.) The Cornish name for a forge used for smelting tin.

Smelt :: Smelt () imp. & p. p. of Smell.

Silversides :: Silversides (n.) Any one of several species of small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast (Menidia notata) is very abundant. Called also silverside, sand smelt, friar, tailor, and tinker..

Smelt :: Smelt (v. i.) To melt or fuse, as, ore, for the purpose of separating and refining the metal; hence, to reduce; to refine; to flux or scorify; as, to smelt tin..

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