red-short
[ red-shawrt ]
/ ˈrɛdˈʃɔrt /
adjective Metallurgy.
brittle when at red heat, as iron or steel containing too much sulfur.
Origin of red-short
1720–30; < Swedish
rödskört, neuter of
rödskör, equivalent to
röd red +
skör brittle
Words nearby red-short
Example sentences from the Web for red-short
In practice, blooms made by this process have been so red-short that they could not be hammered at all.