| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: | bl m |
| NOUN: | 1. A bar of steel prepared for rolling. 2. A mass of wrought iron ready for further working. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English blome, lump of metal, from Old English bl ma. See bhel-3 in Appendix I.
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