smelters fume

3731 Metall.: The metallic fume resulting from the smelting of lead, the sublimation of zinc from ore, mercury from cinnabar, . smelt-er-, 8. [Eng. smelt; -ery.] A house or place where ores are smelted. smělt-ie, s. [Eng. smelt, s.; -ie.] Ichthy.: Morrhua lusca. [ВІТ, 8., 2.] smelt-ing, pr.par., a. & s. [SMELT, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act or proce of obtaining metal from ore by the combined action of heat, air, and fluxes. The operation varies according to the different metallic ores to be operated on. In smelting iron, the ore is first roasted in a kiln, in order to drive off the water, sulphur, and arsenic with IMG:content-1626.png:[blocks in formation] "Such nasty smellers They might have cudgell'd me with their very stinks." 3. The nose. Also applied to a blow on the nose. ( Pugilistic slang .) Beaum. & Flet.: Nice Valor , v. 1. 4. ( Pl .): The vibri e of a cat. ( Prov .)