Ore

Ore
Ore Ore, n. [AS. [=o]ra; cf. [=a]r brass, bronze, akin to OHG. [=e]r, G. ehern brazen, Icel. eir brass, Goth. ais, L. aes, Skr. ayas iron. [root]210. Cf. {Ora}, {Era}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined, as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc. Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen, sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers). [1913 Webster]

2. (Mining) A native metal or its compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw out what is worthless. [1913 Webster]

3. Metal; as, the liquid ore. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]

{Ore hearth}, a low furnace in which rich lead ore is reduced; -- also called {Scotch hearth}. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • öre — öre …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Öre — 〈m.; s, oder f.; , 〉 kleinste Währungseinheit in Dänemark, Norwegen u. Schweden, 1/100 Krone [<dän., norw. øre, schwed. öre <lat. aureus „Goldmünze“] * * * Öre, das; s, , auch: die; , [dän., norw. øre, schwed. öre < lat. (nummus) aureus …   Universal-Lexikon

  • ore — ore·ad; ore·am·nos; ore; ore·jón; ore·less; ore·odon·ti·dae; ore·or·tyx; ore·ot·ra·gus; prot·ore; ore·odon; ore·odont; fahl·ore; …   English syllables

  • orė — orė̃ sf. (4) Rmš, Nm, õrė (2) [K], Kv 1. Lex67, R278, MŽ372 arimas: Dabar nuolat lyja, todėl ir orė̃ bus sunki Vrb. Mes dar daug turime õrės Kt. Tokiam ore tai ne õrė: šlapumas baisus, lyja išvien Ut. Kad ir daug õrės buvo, ale su traktoriais …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • Øre — is the one hundredth subdivision of the Norwegian krone, Danish krone, Swedish krona and Icelandic króna currency units. But note that the corresponding subdivision of the Swedish krona is called öre, in the Faroe Islands oyra (plural oyru(r) )… …   Wikipedia

  • Ore — steht für: Ore (Haute Garonne), eine Gemeinde im Departement Haute Garonne in Frankreich. Ore (East Sussex), ein Vorort von Hastings in England. Ore (Fluss), ein Fluss in England. Øystein Ore, ein norwegischer Mathematiker. Øre ist eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Öre — Øre L Øre ou Öre désigne les subdivisions monétaires des couronnes danoise, féringienne, norvégienne et suédoise. Le terme øre provient du latin aureus, désignant une pièce en or. Portail de la num …   Wikipédia en Français

  • øre — [ö′rə] n. pl. øre 〚Dan & Norw < ON aurar: see ÖRE〛 a monetary unit equal to 1/ 100 of a Danish krone or a Norwegian krone * * * ø·re (œʹrə) n. See table at currency.   [Danish, and Norwegian both from Old Norse eyrir …   Universalium

  • öre — s.f. Monedă divizionară în Danemarca, Norvegia şi Suedia, valorând a suta parte dintr o coroană. [< fr. öre < cuv. scandinav]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 29.06.2005. Sursa: DN  ÓRE s. f. monedă divizionară în Danemarca, Norvegia şi Suedia, a… …   Dicționar Român

  • ore — [o: US o:r] n [U and C] [: Old English; Origin: ar] rock or earth from which metal can be obtained ▪ iron ore ▪ veins of rich ore …   Dictionary of contemporary English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”