Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SCO'RI-A
SCO'RI-A, n. [L. from the Gr. σκωρια, σκωρ, rejected matter, that which is thrown off. Class Gr.]
Dross; the recrement of metals in fusion, or the mass produced by melting metals and ores. – Newton. Encyc.
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