~ 1
■ verb extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting.
↘extract metal from (ore) by this process.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ing noun
Origin
C16: from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. ~en .
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~ 2
past and past participle of smell .
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~ 3
■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a small silvery fish of both marine and fresh water. [ Osmerus and other genera.]
Origin
OE; obscurely related to various European names of fish; cf. smolt .