Definition of Lemel

1. the dust and filings of metal [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lemel

lekvar
lekvars
lekythi
lekythoi
lekythos
lekythus
lema
lemalesomab
lemandarin
lemanderin
lemans
lemanskiite
leme
lemed
lemel (current term)
lemels
lemes
leming
lemma
lemman
lemmas
lemmata
lemmatisation
lemmatise
lemmatised
lemmatiser
lemmatisers
lemmatises
lemmatising

Literary usage of Lemel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Sampling and Assay of the Precious Metals: Comprising Gold, Silver by Ernest Alfred Smith (1913)
"Determination of Gold and Silver in lemel.—The term "lemel" is applied to the gold dust ... The lemel always contains impurities, such as organic matter, ..."

2. Mechanical Dentistry: A Practical Treatise on the Construction of the by Charles Hunter (1882)
"lemel.—This consists of the gold dust and very small scraps, ... Sift the lemel through a fine sieve, to separate the small portions of gold from the dust, ..."

3. Mixed Metals, Or, Metallic Alloys: Or, Metallic Alloys by Arthur Horseman Hiorns (1901)
"lemel, as the filings and turnings, etc., are termed, is purified by burning ofl- ... The following may be taken as a general guide :— lemel 70 to 80 parts ..."

4. The Practical Gold-worker, Or, The Goldsmith's and Jeweller's Instructor in by George Edward Gee (1877)
"When the burnt lemel has sufficiently cooled, put the magnet through it in ... There are two methods in use for the collection of the lemel; the first is ..."

5. The Goldsmith's Handbook, Containing Full Instructions for the Alloying and by George Edward Gee (1892)
"When the burnt lemel has sufficiently cooled, put the magnet through it in ... There are two methods in use for the collection of the lemel; the first is ..."

6. Mixed Metals: Or, Metallic Alloys by Arthur Horseman Hiorns (1890)
"lemel, as the filings and turnings, etc., are termed, is purified by burning off ... The following may be taken as a general guide :— lemel 70 to 80 parts ..."

7. Jewellers', Silversmiths' and Kindred Traders' Accounts: For Manufacturing by Allen Edwards (1903)
"We believe it to be the usual custom to weigh the men's stocks, and balance their books fortnightly. The men's lemel as a whole will, perhaps, ..."

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