Meaning

1 senses

  1. To remove dross from.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Even the best authors can write dross.

    deSogar die besten Schriftsteller können Pfusch schreiben. — Manfredo

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Origin

From Middle English drosse, dros, from Old English drōs, from Proto-Germanic *drōhs (“dreg

From Middle English drosse, dros, from Old English drōs, from Proto-Germanic *drōhs (“dregs, sediment”).

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Forms

drosses, drossing, drossed, drossed
Base formdross · to dross
3rd person singulardrosses
Present participledrossing
Past simpledrossed
Past participledrossed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydross
he, she, itdrosses

Past simpleLesson

all personsdrossed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave drossed
he, she, ithas drossed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dross

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dropletdropoutB2dropperdroppingdroughtB2drovedrownB1
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