CASSONADE
CASSONADE, noun Cask-sugar; sugar not refined.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CASSOWARY
CASSOWARY, noun A large fowl of the genus Struthio, nearly as large as the ostrich, but its legs are thicker and stronger in proportion. The wings are so small as not to appear,...
CAST
CAST, verb transitivepreterit tense And participle passivecast1. To throw, fling or send; that is, to drive from, by force, as from the hand, or from an engine.Hagar cast the ch...
CASTALIAN
CASTALIAN, adjective Pertaining to Castalia, a cool spring on Parnassus, sacred to the muses; as castalian fount.
CASTANET
CASTANET, noun An instrument of music formed of small concave shells of ivory or hard wood, shaped like spoons, placed together, fastened to the thumb and beat with the middle f...
CASTAWAY
CASTAWAY, noun That which is thrown away. A person abandoned by God, as unworthy of his favor; a reprobate. 1 Corinthians 9:27.CASTAWAY, adjective Rejected; useless; of no value.
CASTED
CASTED, participle passive For cast, is not in use.
CASTELLAN
CASTELLAN, noun A governor or constable of a castle. In Poland, the name of a dignity or charge; a kind of lieutenant of a province, commanding part of a palatinate under a pala...
CASTELLANY
CASTELLANY, noun [See Castle.] The lordship belonging to a castle; or the extent, of its land and jurisdiction.
CASTELLATED
CASTELLATED, adjective1. Inclosed in a building, as a fountain or cistern.2. Adorned with turrets, and battlements, like a castle.
CASTELLATION
CASTELLATION, noun The act of fortifying a house and rendering it a castle.
CASTER
CASTER, noun1. One who throws or casts; one who computes; a calculator; one who calculates fortunes.2. A small phial or vessel for the table; as a set of casters.3. A small whee...
CASTIGATE
CASTIGATE, verb transitive To chastise; to punish by stripes; to correct; to chasten; to check.
CASTIGATED
CASTIGATED, participle passive Punished; corrected.
CASTIGATING
CASTIGATING, participle present tense Punishing; correcting; chastising.
CASTIGATION
CASTIGATION, noun1. Punishment; correction; penance; discipline; emendation; restraint.2. Among the Romans, a military punishment inflicted on offenders, by beating with a wand ...
CASTIGATOR
CASTIGATOR, noun One who corrects.
CASTIGATORY
CASTIGATORY, adjective Tending to correction; corrective; punitive.CASTIGATORY, noun An engine formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds, called also a ducking stool, or...
CASTILE-SOAP
CASTILE-SOAP, noun A kind of pure, refined soap.
CASTILIAN
CASTILIAN, adjective Pertaining to Castile in Spain.CASTILIAN, noun An inhabitant or native of Castile in Spain.
CASTING
CASTING, participle present tense Throwing; sending; computing; calculating; turning; giving a preponderancy; deciding; running, or throwing into a mold to give shape. [See Cast...
CASTING-NET
CASTING-NET, noun A net which is cast and drawn, in distinction from a net that is set and left.
CASTING-VOICE
CASTING-VOICE, noun The vote of a presiding officer, in an assembly or council, which decides a question, when the votes of the assembly or house are equally divided between the...
CASTING-VOTE
CASTING-VOTE,CASTLE, noun1. A house fortified for defense against an enemy; a fortress. The term seems to include the house and the walls or other works around it. In old writer...
CASTLE
CASTLE, n.1. A house fortified for defense against an enemy; a fortress. The term seems to include the house and the walls or other works around it. In old writers, the word is ...
CASTLE-BUILDER
CASTLE-BUILDER, noun One who forms visionary schemes.CASTLE-BUILDER, noun The act of building castles in the air.
CASTLE-CROWNED
CASTLE-CROWNED, adjective Crowned with a castle.