Smelt \Smelt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smelted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Smelting.]
[Of foreign origin; cf. Sw. sm["a]lta, D.
smelten, Dan. smelte, Icel. smelta, G. schmelzen OHG.
smelzan, smelzen; probably akin to Gr. ?????. Cf. Enamel,
Melt, Mute, v. i., Smalt.]
(Metal.)
To melt or fuse, as, ore, for the purpose of separating and
refining the metal; hence, to reduce; to refine; to flux or
scorify; as, to smelt tin.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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