The action or process of refining metal; esp. the action or process of refining pig iron to make wrought iron or steel. Now historical.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > refining (31) fining1371 The action or process of refining metal; esp. the action or process of refining pig iron to make wrought iron or steel. Now historical. refining1584 The action or process of refine, v. (in various senses); refinement. affinage1656 The action or process of refining metals. Obsolete. rare. finery1771 The action or process of refining iron. In later use chiefly attributive. Subcategories:— methods of (17) — refining pig-iron (2) — refining lead (4) — process in tin-refining (1) — process in copper-refining (2) — right of refining (1) |
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