Cassiopeia
Cas′si‐o‐pe″ia (?), n.(Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; — so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Cassiterite
Cas‐sit″er‐ite (?), n.(Min.) Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; also massive, som...
Cassius
Cas″sius (?), n. [From the name of the discoverer, A. Cassius, a German physician of the 17th centry.] A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some compounds of tin...
Cassock
Cas″sock (?), n. [F. casaque, fr. It. casacca, perh. fr. L. casa cottage, in It., house; or of Slavic origin.]1. A long outer garment formerly worn by men and women, as well as ...
Cassocked
Cas″socked (?), a. Clothed with a cassock.
Cassolette
‖Cas′so‐lette″ (?), n. a box, or vase, with a perforated cover to emit perfumes.
Cassonade
Cas′son‐ade″ (?), n. [F., fr. casson, for caisson a large chest. This sugar comes from Brazil in large chests.] Raw sugar; sugar not refined. Mc Elrath.
Cassowary
Cas″so‐wa‐ry (?), n.; pl.Cassowaries (#). [Malay kasuāri.] (Zoöl.) A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. It...
Cassumunar
{ Cas′su‐mu″nar (?), Cas′su‐mu″ni‐ar (?), } n.(Med.) A pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike root, obtained from the East Indies.
Cast
Cast (kȧst), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cast; p. pr. & vb. n.Casting.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. gerere to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force...
Cast (2)
Cast (?), v. i. 1. To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook.2. (Naut.) To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh.Weigh anchor, cast to...
Cast (3)
Cast, 3d pres. of Cast, for Casteth. Chaucer.
Cast (4)
Cast, n. [Cf. Icel., Dan., & Sw. kast.] 1. The act of casting or throwing; a throw.2. The thing thrown.A cast of dreadful dust.Dryden.3. The distance to which a thing is or can ...
Cast iron
Cast″ i′ron (?). Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace; — used for making castings, and for conversion into wrought iron and steel. It can not be welde...
Cast steel
Cast″ steel′ (?). See Cast steel, under Steel.
Cast-iron
Cast″–i′ron, a. Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy; unyielding.
Cast-off
Cast″–off′ (?), a. Cast or laid aside; as, cast-off clothes.
Castalian
Cas‐ta″li‐an (?), a. [L. Castalius] Of or pertaining to Castalia, a mythical fountain of inspiration on Mt. Parnassus sacred to the Muses. Milton.
Castanea
‖Cas‐ta″ne‐a (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin.
Castanet
Cas″ta‐net (?), n. See Castanets.
Castanets
Cas″ta‐nets, n. pl. [F. castagnettes, Sp. castañetas, fr. L. castanea (Sp. castaña) a chestnut. So named from the resemblance to two chestnuts, or because chestnuts were first u...
Castaway
Cast″a‐way (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked.2. One who is ruined; one who has made moral shipwreck; a reprobate.Lest... when I have preached to oth...
Castaway (2)
Cast″a‐way, a. Of no value; rejected; useless.
Caste
Caste (?), n. [Pg. casta race, lineage, fr. L. castus pure, chaste: cf. F. caste, of same origin.] 1. One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindoos are divided according ...
Castellan
Cas″tel‐lan (?), n. [OF. castelain, F. châtelain, L. castellanus pertaining to a castle, an occupant of a caste, LL., a governor of a castle, fr. L. castellum castle, citadel, d...
Castellany
Cas″tel‐la‐ny (?), n.; pl.Castellanies (#). [LL. castellania.] The lordship of a castle; the extent of land and jurisdiction appertaining to a castle.
Castellated
Cas″tel‐la′ted (?), a. [LL. castellatus, fr. castellare. See Castle.] 1. Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated. Johnson.2. Furnished with turrets and...