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The act or process of converting the surface of iron into steel. Ure.

That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting.

m sure we have lived a cat and dog life of it." Coleridge. -- Cat block (Naut.), a heavy iron-strapped block with a large hook, part of the tackle used in drawing an anchor up to the cathead. -- Cat hook (Naut.), a strong hook attached to a cat block. -- Cat nap, a very short sleep. [Colloq.] -- Cat o' nine tails, a…

One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.

talonia. Catalan furnace, Catalan forge (Metal.), a kind of furnace for producing wrought iron directly from the ore. It was formerly much used, esp. in Catalonia, and is still used in some parts of the United States and elsewhere.

A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel, to which the anchor is hoisted and secured.

A hot iron for searing or cauterizing. Minsheu.

A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue.

e physical properties of the body being changed by chemical combination with powder; thus iron becomes steel by cementation with charcoal, and green glass becomes porcelain by cementation with sand.

he minerals cerite, allanite, monazite, etc. Symbol Ce. Atomic weight 141.5. It resembles iron in color and luster, but is soft, and both malleable and ductile. It tarnishes readily in the air.

A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron.

sel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan. A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons. Baker.

To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz. Morgan saw that his master was chaffing him. Thackeray. A dozen honest fellows . . . chaffed each other about their sweethearts. C. Kingsley.

Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.

A tie consisting of a series of connected iron bars or rods.

An iron blok used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers. Chair days, days of repose and age. -- To put into the chair, to elect as president, or as chairman of a meeting. Macaulay. -- To take the chair, to assume the position of president, or of chairman of a meeting.

Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of opper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and in tetragonal crystals of a bright brass yellow color.

soapstone, a soft magnesian mineral. -- Red chalk, an indurated clayey ocher containing iron, and used by painters and artificers; reddle.

ing to the Chalybes, an ancient people of Pontus in Asia Minor, celebrated for working in iron and steel.

Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs.