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Webster 1913 Edition
Solder
Sol′der
,Noun.
[Formerly
soder
; F. soudure
, OF. soudeure
, fr. OF. & F. souder
to solder, L. solidare
to fasten, to make solid. See Solid
, and cf. Sawder
.] A metal or metallic alloy used when melted for uniting adjacent metallic edges or surfaces; a metallic cement.
Hence,
anything which unites or cements.
Hard solder
, a solder which fuses only at a red heat, as one composed of zinc and copper, or silver and copper, etc.
– Soft solder
, a solder fusible at comparatively low temperatures;
as, plumbers’ solder, consisting of two parts lead and one part tin, is a
.soft solder
Sol′der
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Soldered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Soldering
.] 1.
To unite (metallic surfaces or edges) by the intervention of a more fusible metal or metallic alloy applied when melted; to join by means of metallic cement.
2.
To mend; to patch up.
“To solder up a broken cause.” Hooker.
Webster 1828 Edition
Solder
SOL'DER
,Verb.
T.
SOL'DER
,Noun.