Word Meanings - FOUNDING - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The art of smelting and casting metals.

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• CASTLEWARD
  See CASTLEGUARD
• CASTLE
  1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. 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. Our castle's strength Will laugh
• CAST-IRON
  Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy; unyielding.
• CASTLING
  That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. Sir T. Browne.
• SMELT
  of Smell.
• SMELTERY
  A house or place for smelting.
• CASTOR BEAN
  The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)
• CASTOR
  A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver. 2. Castoreum. See Castoreum. 3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver. I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor. Sir W. Scott. 4. A heavy quality
• CASTING
  1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing. 2. The act or process of making cast or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold. 3. That which is cast in a mold; esp.
• CASTER
  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 table; as, a set of casters. 3. A stand to hold a set of cruets. 4. A small wheel
• CASTAWAY
  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 others, I myself should be a castaway. 1 Cor. ix. 27.
• CASTELLATED
  1. Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated. Johnson. 2. Furnished with turrets and battlements, like a castle; built in the style of a castle.
• CASTRATE
  1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter. 2. To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate. My . . . correspondent . . . has sent
• SMELTING
  a. & n. from Smelt. Smelting furnace , a furnace in which ores are smelted or reduced.
• CASTIGATOR
  One who castigates or corrects.
• CASTLET
  A small castle. Leland.
• CASTANEA
  A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin.
• CASTILLAN
  Of or pertaining to Castile, in Spain.
• CASTANETS
  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. Note: The singular, castanet,
• CASTOREUM
  A peculiar bitter orange-brown substance, with strong, penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and external genitals of the beaver; castor; -- used in medicine as an antispasmodic, and by perfumers.
• AFTERCAST
  A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late. Gower.
• UNDERCAST
  To cast under or beneath.
• MOLECAST
  A little elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill. Mortimer.
• CRITICASTER
  A contemptible or vicious critic. The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules, who decompose into criticasters. Swinburne.
• DODECASTYLE
  Having twelve columns in front. -- n.
• UPCAST
  Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. Addison.
• INCASTELLATED
  Confined or inclosed in a castle.
• DICAST
  A functionary in ancient Athens answering nearly to the modern juryman.
• AGNUS CASTUS
  A species of Vitex ; the chaste tree. Loudon. And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. Dryden.