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    BONE-ASH CUP

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. leadplay

    Synonyms:

    bone-ash cup; cupel; refractory pot

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("bone-ash cup" is a kind of...):

    vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))

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