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13. slades." chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; IMG:content-1562.png:[blocks in formation] slăg, *slăgg, 8. [Sw. slagg dro , slag; järn slagg dro of iron; cf. Icel. slagna to flow over, to be spilt; Ger.schlacke dro , sediment; Low Ger. slakke scoria.] 1. Metall .: Vitreous mineral matter removed in the reduction of metals; the scoria from a smelting furnace. It is used for making cement and artifi cial stone, in the manufacture of alum and crown gla , and is cast into slabs for pavements, garden. rollers, . 2. Founding : The fused sullage and dro which accompanies the metal in a furnace, and which is the busine of the skimmer to hold back from the IMG:content-1563.png:[blocks in formation] Min.: The same as COBALT-OCHRE (q. v.). slāie, s . [A.S.slé.] A weaver's reed; a sley (q.v.). slāin, pa . par . or a. [SLAY, v.]