| Dross | n. [ AS. dros, fr. dreósan to fall. See Dreary. ] 1. The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Rust of metals. [ R. ] Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the better part; leavings; dregs; refuse. [ 1913 Webster ] All world's glory is but dross unclean. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross coats its ounce of gold. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Drossel | n. [ Cf. Drazel. ] A slut; a hussy; a drazel. [ Obs. ] Warner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Drossless | a. Free from dross. Stevens. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Drossy | a. [ Compar. Drossier superl. Drossiest ] Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. “ Drossy gold.” Dryden. “Drossy rhymes.” Donne. -- Dross"i*ness, n. [1913 Webster] |
| 糟粕 | [zāo pò, ㄗㄠ ㄆㄛˋ, 糟 粕] dross; dregs; fig. useless remnant #42,184 [Add to Longdo] |
| 糟粕 | [záo pò, ㄗㄠˊ ㄆㄛˋ, 糟 粕] dross; dregs; worthless part #42,184 [Add to Longdo] |
| 去其糟粕 | [qù qí zāo pò, ㄑㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄠ ㄆㄛˋ, 去 其 糟 粕] to remove the dross; to discard the dregs #92,768 [Add to Longdo] |
| 取其精华,去其糟粕 | [qǔ qí jīng huá, qù qí zāo pò, ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ, ㄑㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄠ ㄆㄛˋ, 取 其 精 华 , 去 其 糟 粕 / 取 其 精 華 , 去 其 糟 粕] take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan); keep what is good, discard the rest; You need to be selective when studying.; In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas. [Add to Longdo] |