smelt
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[ smelt ]
/ smɛlt /
verb (used with object)
to fuse or melt (ore) in order to separate the metal contained.
to obtain or refine (metal) in this way.
Origin of smelt
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1535–45; probably < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German
smelten; cognate with German
schmelzen to
melt1, smelt
Words nearby smelt
smeller,
smellies,
smelling bottle,
smelling salts,
smelly,
smelt,
smelter,
smeltery,
smetana,
smethwick,
smew
Definition for smelt (2 of 4)
smelt
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[ smelt ]
/ smɛlt /
noun, plural (especially collectively) smelt, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) smelts.
any of various small, silvery food fishes of the family Osmeridae, of cold northern waters, as the North American rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax.
any of several superficially similar but unrelated fishes, especially certain silversides, of California.
Origin of smelt
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before 900; Middle English, Old English; compare Norwegian
smelta whiting
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Origin of smell
1125–75; early Middle English
smell, smull (noun),
smellen,
smullen (v.) < ?
OTHER WORDS FROM smell
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British Dictionary definitions for smelt (1 of 4)
smelt
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/ (smɛlt) /
verb
(tr)
to extract (a metal) from (an ore) by heating
Word Origin for smelt
C15: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch
smelten; related to Old High German
smelzan to melt
British Dictionary definitions for smelt (2 of 4)
smelt
2
/ (smɛlt) /
noun plural smelt or smelts
any marine or freshwater salmonoid food fish of the family Osmeridae, such as Osmerus eperlanus of Europe, having a long silvery body and occurring in temperate and cold northern waters
Word Origin for smelt
Old English
smylt; related to Dutch, Danish
smelt, Norwegian
smelta, German
Schmelz
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smell
/ (smɛl) /
verb smells, smelling, smelt or smelled
noun
Derived forms of smell
smeller, nounWord Origin for smell
C12: of uncertain origin; compare Middle Dutch
smölen to scorch
Medical definitions for smelt
smell
[ smĕl ]
v.
To perceive the scent of something by means of the olfactory nerves.
n.
The sense by which odors are perceived; the olfactory sense.
Scientific definitions for smelt
smelt
[ smĕlt ]
To melt ores in order to extract the metals they contain. Oxide ores, such as iron ore, are smelted with carbon, which serves as a fuel and changes the ore into a reduced metal.
Idioms and Phrases with smelt
smell