DROSS


Meaning of DROSS in English

dross /drɒs $ drɑːs, drɒːs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: dros ]

1 . something that is of very low quality:

Most of the poems were pretentious dross.

2 . waste or useless substances:

gold with impurities or dross

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.