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Definition of Scissel
1. n. The clippings of metals made in various mechanical operations.
Definition of Scissel
1. Noun. Metal scraps or clippings; especially the remains of fillets from which coin blanks have been cut. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scissel
1. metal clippings [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scissel
Literary usage of Scissel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1867)
"The slips or plates of metal out of which circular blanks have been cut for the
purpose of coinage are called scissel at the Mint. ..."
2. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... for the bar and scissel being entered in the pot- book : to receive from the
deputy-master all such gold and silver as may be necessary to refine; ..."
3. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1867)
"The blanks (amounting to about two-thirds, and the scissel to one- third of the
weight of the original plate of metal) are next annealed, and passed through ..."
4. Annals of the Coinage of Great Britain and Its Dependencies:: From the by Rogers Ruding (1840)
"The master to pay half the value at each delivery, at the rate of 15f d.
per pound ; the other half, after the blanks were cut out, in money, scissel, ..."
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