Hot-short — a. [Cf. {Cold short}.] (Metal.) Brittle when heated, esp. beyond a red heat; as, hot short iron. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hot-short — hot shortness, n. /hot shawrt /, adj. (of steel or wrought iron) brittle when heated, usually due to high sulfur content. [1790 1800; HOT + SHORT, as in RED SHORT] * * * … Universalium
hot-short — hot short; hot short·ness; … English syllables
hot-short — adjective (of a metal) brittle when hot. Origin C18: from hot + short suggested by the earlier red short, from Swed. rōdskōr (from rōd red + skōr brittle ) … English new terms dictionary
hot short — adjective Of metal which is brittle at high temperatures. See Also: cold short … Wiktionary
hot-short — … Useful english dictionary
Short — Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear extension; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Short rib — Short Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Short suit — Short Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
short — [shôrt] adj. [ME < OE scort, akin to ON skort, short piece of clothing, OHG scurz, short < IE * (s)kerd < base * (s)ker , to cut, SHEAR < CURT] 1. not extending far from end to end; not long or not long enough 2. not great in span,… … English World dictionary
hot-shortness — hot short·ness … English syllables
