Past tense of dross; subjected to a process of removing dross or impurities.
Standard past tense formation of the verb dross, derived from the noun, meaning to eliminate waste material.
When metal is 'drossed,' the worthless bits literally burn away—metaphorically, the word reminds us that sometimes you have to lose things to keep what matters, which is why it became a symbol for self-improvement!
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