n. A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late. Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ [ Gr. &unr_; a willowlike tree, used at a religious festival; confused with &unr_; holy, chaste. ] (Bot.) A species of
And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Back, adv. + cast. ] Anything which brings misfortune upon one, or causes failure in an effort or enterprise; a reverse. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a.
adv. So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press. [ 1913 Webster ]
v.
n.
n. the medium that disseminates via telecommunications; radio and television.
v. t.
Uzziah prepared . . . slings to cast stones. 2 Chron. xxvi. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. Acts. xii. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]
We must be cast upon a certain island. Acts. xxvii. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]
How earnestly he cast his eyes upon me! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thine enemies shall cast a trench [ bank ] about thee. Luke xix. 48. [ 1913 Webster ]
His filth within being cast. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Neither shall your vine cast her fruit. Mal. iii. 11 [ 1913 Webster ]
The creatures that cast the skin are the snake, the viper, etc. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thy she-goats have not cast their young. Gen. xxi. 38. [ 1913 Webster ]
This . . . casts a sulphureous smell. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]
The government I cast upon my brother. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cast thy burden upon the Lord. Ps. iv. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]
The state can not with safety cast him. [ 1913 Webster ]
You cast the event of war, my noble lord. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The cloister . . . had, I doubt not, been cast for [ an orange-house ]. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]
She was cast to be hanged. Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster ]
Were the case referred to any competent judge, they would inevitably be cast. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
How much interest casts the balance in cases dubious! South. [ 1913 Webster ]
Our parts in the other world will be new cast. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
To cast anchor (Naut.)
To cast a horoscope,
To cast a
horse, sheep, or other animal
To cast a shoe,
To cast aside,
To cast away.
To cast by,
To cast down,
To cast forth,
To cast in one's lot with,
To cast in one's teeth,
To cast lots.
To cast off.
To cast off copy, (Print.),
To cast one's self on
To cast one's self upon
To cast out,
To cast the lead (Naut.),
To cast the water (Med.),
To cast up.
v. i.
Weigh anchor, cast to starboard. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]
She . . . cast in her mind what manner of salution this should be. Luke. i. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]
Who would cast and balance at a desk. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
It will not run thin, so as to cast and mold. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]
Stuff is said to cast or warp when . . . it alters its flatness or straightness. Moxon. [ 1913 Webster ]
These verses . . . make me ready to cast. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
3d pers. pres. of Cast, for Casteth. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Icel., Dan., & Sw. kast. ]
A cast of dreadful dust. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
An even cast whether the army should march this way or that way. Sowth. [ 1913 Webster ]
I have set my life upon a cast,
And I will stand the hazard of the die. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
And why such daily cast of brazen cannon. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
An heroic poem, but in another cast and figure. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Gray with a cast of green. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]
We bargained with the driver to give us a cast to the next stage. Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]
If we had the cast o' a cart to bring it. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
As when a cast of falcons make their flight. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
This was a cast of Wood's politics; for his information was wholly false. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
The cast of the eye is a gesture of aversion. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
And let you see with one cast of an eye. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
This freakish, elvish cast came into the child's eye. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
A cast of the eye,
Renal cast (Med.),
The last cast,
a. [ L. Castalius ] Of or pertaining to Castalia, a mythical fountain of inspiration on Mt. Parnassus sacred to the Muses. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., a chestnut, fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Castanets. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 used for castanets. See Chestnut. ] Two small, concave shells of ivory or hard wood, shaped like spoons, fastened to the thumb, and beaten together with the middle finger; -- used by the Spaniards and Moors as an accompaniment to their dance and guitars. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The singular, castanet, is used of one of the pair, or, sometimes, of the pair forming the instrument. [ 1913 Webster ]
The dancer, holding a castanet in each hand, rattles them to the motion of his feet. Moore (Encyc. of Music). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; found in southeastern U.S. and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand.
n.
n.
Lest . . . when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 1 Cor. ix. 27. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of no value; rejected; useless. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pg. casta race, lineage, fr. L. castus pure, chaste: cf. F. caste, of same origin. ]
☞ The members of the same caste are theoretically of equal rank, and same profession or occupation, and may not eat or intermarry with those not of their own caste. The original are four, viz., the Brahmans, or sacerdotal order; the Kshatriyas, or soldiers and rulers; the Vaisyas, or husbandmen and merchants; and the Sudras, or laborers and mechanics. Men of no caste are Pariahs, outcasts. Numerous mixed classes, or castes, have sprung up in the progress of time. [ 1913 Webster ]
The tinkers then formed an hereditary caste. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
To lose caste,
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, dim. of castrum fortified place. See Castle, and cf. Chatelaine. ] A governor or warden of a castle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
a. [ LL. castellatus, fr. castellare. See Castle. ]
n. [ LL. castellation, fr. castellare, fr. L. castellum. See Castle. ] The act of making into a castle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
v. t.
n. [ L. catigatio. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The keenest castigation of her slanderers. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. ] One who castigates or corrects. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. castigatorius. ] Punitive in order to amendment; corrective. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a
[ From
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 Moors. ]
a. Of or pertaining to Castile, in Spain. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Casting of draperies,
Casting line (Fishing),
Casting net,
Casting voice,
Casting vote
Casting weight,
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 welded or forged, is brittle, and sometimes very hard. Besides carbon, it contains sulphur, phosphorus, silica, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy; unyielding. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of castrum a fortified place, castle. ]
The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as well for his defense againts injury and violence, as for his repose. Coke. [ 1913 Webster ]
Our castle's strength
Will laugh a siege to scorn. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Originally the mediæval castle was a single strong tower or keep, with a palisaded inclosure around it and inferior buidings, such as stables and the like, and surrounded by a moat; then such a keep or donjon, with courtyards or baileys and accessory buildings of greater elaboration a great hall and a chapel, all surrounded by defensive walls and a moat, with a drawbridge, etc. Afterwards the name was retained by large dwellings that had formerly been fortresses, or by those which replaced ancient fortresses.
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Castle in the air,
v. i.
n. Fig.: one who builds castles in the air or forms visionary schemes.
--
a. Having a castle or castles; supporting a castle;
n.
n. [ Cf. OF. castelerie. See Castle. ] The government of a castle. Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A small castle. Leland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Castleguard. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chess) A compound move of the king and castle. See Castle, v. i. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Cast or laid aside; thrown away; discarded;
n. [ L. castor the beaver, Gr. &unr_;; of uncertain origin. ]
I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]