creuser

v.t. dig, excavate, hollow out; ga deeply into, study carefully. —v.r. become hollow. creuset, m. crucible. — brasqué, brasqued crucible. — de Gooch, Gooch crucible. — de He e, He ian crucible. — de Paris, French crucible, Paris crucible. — de Rose, Rose crucible (with tube pa ing thru the cover). — en argent, silver crucible. — en biscuit, unglazed porcelain crucible. —en charbon de cornue, retort-carbon crucible. en fer forgé, wrought-iron crucible. en fonte, cast-iron crucible. en grés, sand crucible, stoneware crucible. en platine, platinum crucible. en plombagine, graphite crucible, blacklead crucible. — en porcelaine, porcelain crucible. — en silice, silica crucible. — en terre, clay crucible. — en terre de Paris, = creuset de Paris. creusetier, creusiste, m. crucible maker. ecreusure, /. hollowing, hollow.