GOSSAN


Meaning of GOSSAN in English

/gos"euhn, goz"-/ , n.

a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials. Also called iron hat .

[ 1770-80; orig. dial. (Cornwall) gos blood; akin to Welsh gwaed ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .