smelt /smɛlt/noun 4verb 1forms 3 noun4 •Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe. •Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal. •Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.The green liquor, ie, [sic] the solution obtained on dissolving the smelt, contains an insoluble residue called dregs, which gives it a dark green appearance. — 1982 •(no longer used) A fool; a simpleton.These direct Men, they are no Men of fashion, Talk what you will, this is a very Smelt — 1615 verb1 •To produce metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal. formssmelted · smelting · smelts
