dégraisser

v.t. scour, clean; free from fat, de- grease, ungrease, unoil; skim, scum (liquids); correct the greasy taste of (wine); fat-extract (filter paper); (Ceram.) render le plastic, lean, thin; impoverish (soil); dre down (wood); emaciate. (Cf. des suint age.) dégrai eur, m. scourer (in various industries); scouring machine (for wool). dégrai is, m. grease removed by scouring, extracting, skimming or the like. dégrai oir, m. a machine or instrument for scouring or degreasing. dégras, m. (Leather) dégras, degras. — anglats, sod oil. degré, m. degree; step. stair. de — en —, step by step. — centésimal, centigrade degree, degree centigrade. par degrés, by degrees, gradually. dégreneur, m. (Ceram.) mill attendant.