˜yÐÄvlog

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smeltery

[ smel-tuh-ree ]

noun

plural smelteries.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of smeltery1

First recorded in 1805–15; smelt 1 + -ery
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Example Sentences

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There are districts that have many small gold and silver mines with ores that do not yield to simple milling processes and which must therefore be shipped to custom smelteries.

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I visited a huge smeltery not long ago, and saw how gold and silver were separated from their ores.

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The smelteries and rolling-mills are built at places where the materials are most conveniently hauled.

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In addition to the tin and precious metals, there are great beds of excellent coal—enough for all the smelteries and manufactories in the island.

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He created a Board of Mines, established smelteries, and the day came when, instead of going abroad for its munitions of war, Sweden had for its customers half Europe.

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