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Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
(obsolete) A fool; a simpleton.
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Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves melting]] and chemical reduction of metal [[compound, compounds into purified metal.
Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.
* 1982, Raymond E. Kirk and Donald F. Othmer, Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology ,[http://books.google.com/books?id=ELo2AAAAMAAJ] Wiley, ISBN 0471020729, page 405,
* 1996, Arthur J. Wilson, The Living Rock: The Story of Metals Since Earliest Time and Their Impact on Civilization ,
* 2000, Julian Henderson, The Science and Archaeology of Materials: An Investigation of Inorganic Materials ,
* 2002, Jenny Moore, “Who Lights the Fire? Gender and the Energy of Production”, in Moira Donald and Linda Hurcombe (eds.), Gender and Material Culture in Archaeological Perspective ,[http://books.google.com/books?id=che-z_41CnkC] Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0312223986, page 130,
to fuse or melt two things into one, especially in order to extract metal from ore; to meld
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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*:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As a noun smelt
is any small anadromous fish of the family osmeridae, found in the atlantic and pacific oceans and in lakes in north america and northern part of europe or smelt can be production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves melting]] and chemical reduction of metal [[compound|compounds into purified metal.As a verb smelt
is (smell) or smelt can be to fuse or melt two things into one, especially in order to extract metal from ore; to meld.As an adjective false is
(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.smelt
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) smelt.Noun
(wikipedia smelt) (en noun)- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
Etymology 2
From very early (etyl) smel; likely to derive from (etyl), but not recorded.Verb
(head)Etymology 3
Variant of the stem of (etyl) , cognate with Dutch smelten and German schmelzen.Noun
(en noun)- The green liquor, ie, [sic] the solution obtained on dissolving the smelt , contains an insoluble residue called dregs, which gives it a dark green appearance.
- When the smelt was complete the crucible could be lifted out and the metal poured directly into the moulds, thus avoiding the need to break it up and remelt […]
- […] can vary in different positions in the furnace and during the smelt .
- Furnaces are unlikely to survive the smelts ; all that often remains on metal production sites is just furnace bases and broken fragments of furnaces […]
- Women are allowed to play some small part in the smelt if they are breastfeeding or post-menopausal (van der Merwe and Avery, 1988).
Quotations
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(er)A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by the Philological Society, section=Part 1, publisher=Clarendon Press, location=Oxford, editor= , volume=1, page=217 , passage=Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber.}}