Webster's Dictionary 1913

1594

Castellation

Cas′tel‐la″tion (?), n. [LL. castellation, fr. castellare, fr. L. castellum. See Castle.] The act of making into a castle.

1595

Caster

Cast″er (?), n. 1. One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc.; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts.2. A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the...

1596

Castigate

Cas″ti‐gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Castigated; p. pr. & vb. n.Castigating.] [L. castigatus, p. p. of castigare to correct, punish; castus pure, chaste + agere to move, drive. S...

1597

Castigation

Cas′ti‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. catigatio.]1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.The keenest castigation of her slanderers.W. Irving.2. Emendation; corre...

1598

Castigator

Cas′ti‐ga″tor (?), n. One who castigates or corrects.

1599

Castigatory

Cas′ti‐ga‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. castigatorius.] Punitive in order to amendment; corrective.

1600

Castigatory (2)

Cas″ti‐ga‐to‐ry, n. An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; — called also a ducking stool, or trebucket. Blacktone.

1601

Castile soap

Cas″tile soap′ (?). [From Castile, or Castilia, a province in Spain, from which it originally came.] A kind of fine, hard, white or mottled soap, made with olive oil and soda; a...

1602

Castilian

Cas‐til″ian (?), n. [Sp. castellano, from Castila, NL. Castilia, Castella. Castile, which received its name from the castles erected on the frontiers as a barrier against the Mo...

1603

Castillan

Cas‐til″lan, a. Of or pertaining to Castile, in Spain.

1604

Casting

Cast″ing (?), n. 1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing.2. The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or ...

1605

Castle

Cas″tle (?), n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of castrum a fortified place, castle.] 1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress.The hous...

1606

Castle (2)

Cas″tle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Castled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Castling (?).] (Chess) To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the squa...

1607

Castle-guard

Cas″tle–guard′ (?), n. 1. The guard or defense of a castle.2. (O. Eng. Law) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaini...

1608

Castlebuilder

Cas″tle‐build′er (?), n. Fig.: one who builds castles in the air or forms visionary schemes.— Cas″tle‐build′ing, n.

1609

Castled

Cas″tled (?), a. Having a castle or castles; supporting a castle; as, a castled height or crag.2. Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls.

1610

Castlery

Cas″tle‐ry (?), n. [Cf. OF. castelerie. See Castle.] The government of a castle. Blount.

1611

Castlet

Cas″tlet (?), n. A small castle. Leland.

1612

Castleward

Cas″tle‐ward′ (?), n. Same as Castleguard.

1613

Castling

Cast″ling (?), n. That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. Sir T. Browne.

1614

Castling (2)

Cas″tling (?), n.(Chess) A compound move of the king and castle. See Castle, v. i.

1615

Castor

Cas″tor (?), n. [L. castor the beaver, Gr. �; of uncertain origin.] 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver.2. Castoreum. See Castoreum.3. A hat, esp. on...

1616

Castor (2)

Cast″or (?), n. See Caster, a small wheel.

1617

Castor (3)

Cas″tor (?), n.(Astron.) the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux.

1618

Castor (4)

{ Cas″tor, Cas″tor‐ite (?), } n. [The minerals castor and pollux were so named because found together on the island of Elba. See Castor and Pollux.] (Min.) A variety of the mine...

1619

Castor and Pollux

Cas″tor and Pol″lux (?). [Castor and Pollux were twin sons of Jupiter and Leda.] (Naut.) See Saint Elmo's fire, under Saint.

1620

Castor bean

Cas″tor bean′ (?). (Bot.) The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)