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Ore

Ore Meaning & Definition
Ore Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ore?

[n] a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
[n] a metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ore:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ore: argentite | arsenopyrite | bauxite | chalcocite | cinnabar | crude | galena | iron ore | ironstone | limonite | lodestone | magnetite | mineral | mineral-bearing material | mispickel | pyrite | raw material | rich ore | rich vein | rough diamond | siderite | stibnite | unanalyzed mass | unlicked cub | untreated mineral | virgin soil

See Also | concentrate | Danish krone | dressed ore | fractional monetary unit | iron ore | krona | krone | lead ore | mineral | Norwegian krone | pay dirt | subunit | Swedish krona | uranium ore

Ore In Webster's Dictionary

\Ore\ ([=o]r), n. [AS. [=a]r.] Honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency; happy augry. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\Ore\, n. [AS. [=a]ra; cf. [=a]r brass, bronze, akin to OHG. [=e]r, G. ehern brazen, Icel. eir brass, Goth. ais, L. aes, Skr. ayas iron. [root]210. Cf. {Ora}, {Era}.] 1. The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined, as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc. Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen, sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers). 2. (Mining) A native metal or its compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw out what is worthless. 3. Metal; as, the liquid ore. [R.] --Milton. {Ore hearth}, a low furnace in which rich lead ore is reduced; -- also called {Scotch hearth}. --Raymond.

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