(noun) the scum that forms on the surface of molten metal / (noun) waste or foreign matter; impurity / (noun) something that is base, trivial, or inferior
The voice set in the writing overwhelmed me, enthralled me even more than when we talked face to face: it was completely cleansed of the dross of speech, of the confusion of the oral
The voice set in the writing overwhelmed me, enthralled me even more than when we talked face to face: it was completely cleansed of the dross of speech, of the confusion of the oral
atone for (guilt or sin)
For days Nino continued to behave as if writing better than him was a sin that had to be expiated
For days Nino continued to behave as if writing better than him was a sin that had to be expiated