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| dross [ dross, drawss ] |
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1. something worthless: something that is worthless or of a low standard or quality
  I considered her early fiction to be pure dross.
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2. scum on metal: the scum formed on molten metals, usually caused by oxidation
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| [ Old English drōs< Indo-European, "dark, muddy"] |
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| dross·y adjective |
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