scōrĭa, ae, f., = σκωρία,
dross , slag , scoria of metals, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 69; 33, 6, 35, § 105; 34, 11, 24, § 107; 34, 18, 51, § 171; Pall. 1, 41, 3; Vulg. Isa. 1, 22.
·noun Cellular slaggy lava; volcanic cinders. II. Scoria ·noun The recrement of metals in fusion, o...
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