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Definition of Melter
1. Noun. A worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.).
Definition of Melter
1. n. One who, or that which, melts.
Definition of Melter
1. Noun. A person or thing that melts. ¹
2. Noun. ''Specifically'', a furnace used for melting iron in a foundry, ''or'' a laborer who operates such a furnace. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Melter
1. one that melts [n -S] - See also: melts
Lexicographical Neighbors of Melter
Literary usage of Melter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cupola Furnace: A Practical Treatise on the Construction and Management by Edward Kirk (1903)
"The time has passed in many localities when the entire force employed in a foundry
was subject to the whims of a melter and compelled to take a day off ..."
2. Illustrated History of the United States Mint: With a Complete Description by George Greenlief Evans (1885)
"OFFICE OF THE melter AND REFINER. Adjoining the Deposit Melting Room are the
melter and Refiner and assistants. This is the general business office of the ..."
3. Doe's Fixed-price Cleanup Contracts: Why Are Costs Still Out of Control edited by Fred Upton (2001)
"H.49 Pilot melter As part of its corporate independent research and development,
the Contractor has committed its own funds to construct, operate, ..."
4. Cupola Furnance: A Practical Treatise on the Construction and Management of by Edward Kirk (1899)
"THERE is no man about a foundry for whom we have more respect than a practical
and scientific melter. He is generally a self-made man and has learned the ..."
5. New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins: Counterfeit Coins, and Bullion by Jacob Reese Eckfeldt, William Ewing Du Bois (1852)
"The director shall appoint, with the approbation of the Presi-' dent, assistants
to the assayer, melter and refiner, chief coiner, and engraver, ..."
6. American Druggist (1887)
"Dale, Canora, Ward, and melter. Nearly $100 was subscribed at once. Arrangements
will be made for transportation and hotel accommodation at special rates, ..."
7. The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849 by James Knox Polk, Milo Milton Quaife (1910)
"person to be appointed to a station in the mint at Phila., soon to become vacant
by the resignation of Dr. McClintock, the melter & coiner. ..."
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