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A goldsmith's crucible or melting pot.

MELTABLE
Capable of being melted.
MELTON
A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.
CRUCIBLE STEEL
Cast steel made by fusing in crucibles crude or scrap steel, wrought iron, and other ingredients and fluxes.
MELT
See MILT
MELTER
, One who, or that which, melts.
CRUCIBLE
earthen pot for melting metals (cf. OF. croisel, creuseul, sort of lamp, crucible, F. creuset crucible), prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. kr, LG. kr, hanging lamp, kroos, kruus, mug, jug, jar, D. kroes cup, crucible, Dan. kruus, Sw. krus, E. cruse.
MELTING
Liquefaction; the act of causing to melt, or the process of becoming melted. Melting point , the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is 0º Centigrade or 32º Fahr., that of urea is 132º
GOLDSMITH
1. An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments, etc., of gold. 2. A banker. Note: The goldsmiths of London formerly received money on deposit because they were prepared to keep it safely. Goldsmith beetle , a large, bright yellow, American
SMELTERY
A house or place for smelting.
SMELT
of Smell.
SMELTING
a. & n. from Smelt. Smelting furnace , a furnace in which ores are smelted or reduced.
REMELT
To melt again.
SMELTIE
A fish, the bib.
SMELTER
One who, or that which, smelts.