Definition of scum

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Scum (v. t.) To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim.

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Mullein :: Mullein (n.) Any plant of the genus Verbascum. They are tall herbs having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes. The common species, with densely woolly leaves, is Verbascum Thapsus..
Scumbled :: Scumbled (imp. & p. p.) of Scumbl.
Sandiver :: Sandiver (n.) A whitish substance which is cast up, as a scum, from the materials of glass in fusion, and, floating on the top, is skimmed off; -- called also glass gall..
Scummy :: Scummy (a.) Covered with scum; of the nature of scum.
Skim :: Skim (v. t.) To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; to skim broth..
Bescumber :: Bescumber (v. t.) Alt. of Bescumme.
Scumbling :: Scumbling (n.) The color so laid on. Also used figuratively.
Mantle :: Mantle (v. i.) To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread; as, the scum mantled on the pool..
Wash :: Wash (n.) A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation..
Viscum :: Viscum (n.) Birdlime, which is often made from the berries of the European mistletoe..
Spumed :: Spume (n.) Frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or agitation; froth; foam; scum..
Hig-taper :: Hig-taper (n.) A plant of the genus Verbascum (V. Thapsus); the common mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper..
Cremor :: Cremor (n.) Cream; a substance resembling cream; yeast; scum.
Mantle :: Mantle (v. i.) To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc..
Paramylum :: Paramylum (n.) A substance resembling starch, found in the green frothy scum formed on the surface of stagnant water..
Hag-taper :: Hag-taper (n.) The great woolly mullein (Verbascum Thapsus).
Scum :: Scum (v.) The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross..
Scum :: Scum (v.) refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthless.
Scum :: Scum (v. i.) To form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used figuratively.
Skrim :: Skrim (n.) Scum; refuse.
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