n. [ Prob. from AS. in in + geótan to pour: cf. F. linglot, LL. lingotus a mass of gold or silver, extended in the manner of a tongue, and G. einguss, LG. & OE. ingot ingot, a mold for casting metals in. See Found to cast, and cf. Linget, Lingot, Nugget. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. That in which metal is cast; a mold. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] And from the fire he took up his matter
And in the ingot put it with merry cheer. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal, cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal. [ 1913 Webster ] Wrought ingots from Besoara's mine. Sir W. Jones. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ingot mold, a box or mold in which ingots are cast. --
Ingot iron. See Decarbonized steel, under Decarbonize. [ 1913 Webster ]
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