*elting*

n. 1. The material of which felt is made; also, felted cloth; also, the process by which it is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of splitting timber by the felt grain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted. [ 1913 Webster ]

Melting point (Chem.), the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is 0° Centigrade or 32° Fahr., that of urea is 132° Centigrade. Pressure affects the melting point somewhat, and if not specified the melting point is usually taken to be at atmospheric pressure. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood. -- Melt"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. 1. A vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Sociology) (fig.) A place where people of different backgrounds become similar in culture. The United States has often been referred to as a melting pot, though the differences in cultures of recently arrived immigrants persists beyond the generation of immigrants. [ PJC ]

a. Mean; paltry. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Smelt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Smelting furnace (Metal.), a furnace in which ores are smelted or reduced. [ 1913 Webster ]