Sco"ri*ac (?), a. Scoriaceous. E. A. Poe.
Sco`ri*a"ceous (?), a. [Cf. F. scoriacé.] Of or pertaining to scoria;
like scoria or the recrement of metals; partaking of the nature of
scoria.
Sco"rie (?), n. (Zoöl.) The young of any gull. [Written also scaurie.]
[Prov. Eng.]
Sco`ri*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. scorification. See Scorify.] (Chem.)
The act, process, or result of scorifying, or reducing to a slag;
hence, the separation from earthy matter by means of a slag; as, the
scorification of ores.
Sco"ri*fi`er (?), n. (Chem.) One who, or that which, scorifies;
specifically, a small flat bowl-shaped cup used in the first heating in
assaying, to remove the earth and gangue, and to concentrate the gold
and silver in a lead button.
Sco"ri*form (?), a. In the form of scoria.
Sco"ri*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scorified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Scorifying (?).] [Scoria + -fy: cf. F. scorifier.] (Chem.) To reduce to
scoria or slag; specifically, in assaying, to fuse so as to separate
the gangue and earthy material, with borax, lead, soda, etc., thus
leaving the gold and silver in a lead button; hence, to separate from,
or by means of, a slag.
Sco"ri*ous (?), a. Scoriaceous. Sir T. Browne.
Scorn (skôrn), n. [OE. scorn, scarn, scharn, OF. escarn, escharn,
eschar, of German origin; cf. OHG. skern mockery, skernn to mock; but
cf. also OF. escorner to mock.] 1. Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty
disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter
meanness and unworthiness of an object.
Scorn at first makes after love the more.
Shak.
And wandered backward as in scorn, To wait an æon to be born.
Emerson.