Casemate
Case″mate (?), n. [F. casemate, fr. It. casamatta, prob. from casa house + matto, f. matta, mad, weak, feeble, dim. from the same source as E. -mate in checkmate.]1. (Fort.) A b...
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Casemated
Case″ma′ted (?), a. Furnished with, protected by, or built like, a casemate. Campbell.
Casement
Case″ment (?), n. [Shortened fr. encasement. See Incase 1st Case, and cf. Incasement.] (Arch.) A window sash opening on hinges affixed to the upright side of the frame into whic...
Casemented
Case″ment‐ed, a. Having a casement or casements.
Caseose
Ca″se‐ose (?), n. [Casein + -ose.] (Physiol.Chem.) A soluble product (proteose) formed in the gastric and pancreatic digestion of casein and caseinogen.
Caseous
Ca″se‐ous (?), a. [L. caseus. Cf. Casein.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the qualities of cheese; cheesy.Caseous degeneration, a morbid process, in scrofulous...
Casern
Ca″sern (?), n. [F. caserne.] A lodging for soldiers in garrison towns, usually near the rampart; barracks. Bescherelle.
Caseum
‖Ca″se‐um (?), n. [L. caseus cheese.] Same as Casein.
Caseworm
Case″worm′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A worm or grub that makes for itself a case. See Caddice.
Cash
Cash (?), n. [F. caisse case, box, cash box, cash. See Case a box.] A place where money is kept, or where it is deposited and paid out; a money box.This bank is properly a gener...
Cash (2)
Cash, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Casing.] To pay, or to receive, cash for; to exchange for money; as, cash a note or an order.
Cash (3)
Cash, v. t. [See Cashier.] To disband. Garges.
Cash (4)
Cash, n.sing & pl. A Chinese coin.☞ The cash (Chinese tsien) is the only current coin made by the chinese government. It is a thin circular disk of a very base alloy of copper, ...
Cash railway
Cash railway. A form of cash carrier in which a small carrier or car travels upon a kind of track.
Cash register
Cash register. A device for recording the amount of cash received, usually having an automatic adding machine and a money drawer and exhibiting the amount of the sale.
Cashbook
Cash″book (kăsh″bo͝ok), n.(Bookkeeping) A book in which is kept a register of money received or paid out.
Cashew
Ca‐shew″ (kȧ‐sho͞o″), n. [F. acajou, for cajou, prob. from Malay kāyu tree; cf. Pg. acaju, cf. Acajou.] (Bot.) A tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the same family which the sumac...
Cashier
Cash‐ier″ (kăsh‐ēr″), n. [F. caissier, fr. caisse. See Cash.] One who has charge of money; a cash keeper; the officer who has charge of the payments and receipts (moneys, checks...
Cashier (2)
Cash‐ier″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cashiered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Cashiering.] [Earlier cash, fr. F. casser to break, annul, cashier, fr. L. cassare, equiv. to cassum reddere, to annu...
Cashier's check
Cash‐ier's″ check (?). (Banking) A check drawn by a bank upon its own funds, signed by the cashier.
Cashierer
Cash‐ier″er (?), n. One who rejects, discards, or dismisses; as, a cashierer of monarchs. Burke.
Cashmere
Cash″mere (?), n. 1. A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the goats of Cashmere, Thibet, and the Himal...
Cashmerette
Cash′me‐rette″ (?), n. A kind of dress goods, made with a soft and glossy surface like cashmere.
Cashoo
Ca‐shoo″ (?), n. [F. cachou, NL. catechu, Cochin-Chin. cay cau from the tree called mimosa, or areca catechu. Cf. Catechu.] See Catechu.
Casing
Cas″ing (?), n. 1. The act or process of inclosing in, or covering with, a case or thin substance, as plaster, boards, etc.2. An outside covering, for protection or ornament, or...
Casings
Ca″sings (?), n. pl. Dried dung of cattle used as fuel. Waterland.
Casino
‖Ca‐si″no (?), n.; pl. E. Casinos (#), It. Casini (#). [It. casino, dim. of casa house, fr. L. casa cottage. Cf. Cassing.] 1. A small country house.2. A building or room used fo...