ore
ore [ore ores] BrE [ɔː(r)] NAmE [ɔːr] noun uncountable, countable
rock, earth, etc. from which metal can be obtained
•iron ore
Word Origin:
Old English ōra ‘unwrought metal’, of West Germanic origin; influenced in form by Old English ār ‘bronze’ (related to Latin aes ‘crude metal, bronze’).
Example Bank:
•ore smelted with charcoal
•smelting the ore with charcoal
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