How to pronounce dross
American English pronunciation
DRAWS
- IPA
- /ˈdɹɔs/
- Syllables
- DRAWS (1 syllable)
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What dross means
Worthless waste, like the scum skimmed off melted metal
In a sentence: The blacksmith skimmed the gray dross off the top of the melted iron.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Old English word for dregs, the gritty bits that settle at the bottom of a liquid.
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