Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schlich

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: schlich
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The finer portion of crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

From German Schlich.

Usage

Inflected Forms

schlichs (plural) slich (alternative) slick (alternative)

Questions

What does schlich mean?: The finer portion of crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes.
Where does schlich come from?: From German Schlich.

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