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rusting |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rust \Rust\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rusted}; p. pr & vb n. {Rusting}.] [AS. rustian.] 1. To contract rust; to be or become oxidized. If gold ruste, what shall iron do? --Chaucer. Our armors now may rust. --Dryden. 2. To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust; also to acquire a rusty appearance. as plants. 3. Fig.: To degenerate in idleness; to become dull or impaired by inaction. Must I rust in Egypt? never more Appear in arms, and be the chief of Greece? --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rusting n : the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water [syn: {rust}]
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