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Dross vs Flotsam - What's the difference?

dross | flotsam |

As an adjective dross

is brave, fearless, confident.

As a noun flotsam is

debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.

dross

English

(wikipedia dross)

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(drosses)
  • Waste or impure matter
  • Worthless or trivial matter
  • Residue that forms on the surface of a metal from oxidation
  • The impurities in metal
  • A waste product from working with metal

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "dross")

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (es)
  • To remove dross from.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    flotsam

    English

    Noun

  • Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.

    • Derived terms

    * flotsam and jetsam

    See also

    * (wikipedia) * lagan * jetsam * derelict * salvage