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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cär'y-öp'sis, n. p. 201(Bot.) A one-celled, dry, indehiscent fruit, with a thin pericarp, to which the seed adheres throughout, so that fruit and seed are incorporated in one body, forming a single grain, as of wheat…Ca-sär'ka, n. p. 201(Ornith.) A fresh-water fowl of the Anas or duck family (Tadorna Casarca), found in Russia; — called also ruddy goose.Căs'ca-bĕl, n. p. 201That part of a cannon in rear of the base-ring. [See Illust. of Cannon.]Cas-cāde', n. p. 201A small fall or flowing of water over a precipice, in a river or natural stream; a fall less than a cataract. Its outlet dashed into a deep cascade. Byron.Cas-cāde', v. i. p. 201To vomit; to puke; to spew. [Colloq. or vulgar in Amer., Provincial in Eng.]Cascalho, n. p. 201A deposit of pebbles, gravel, and ferruginous sand, in which the Brazilian diamond is usually found.Căs'ca-rĭl'lȧ, n. p. 201(Bot.) A plant of the euphorbiaceous genus Croton (C. eleutheria), a native of Jamaica, which furnishes the cascarilla bark used in medicine as a tonic. This bark has a spicy odor, and a warm…Cāse, n. p. 201A covering, box, or sheath; that which incloses or contains; as, a case for books; a watch-case. 2. A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods. 3. (Print.) A frame…Cāse, v. t. p. 201To cover with a case; to surround with any material that shall inclose or defend. “The man who, cased in steel, had passed whole days and nights in the saddle.” Prescott. 2. To put in a case or box…Cāse, n. p. 201That which falls, comes, or happens; an event; a circumstance; state; condition. Our case is miserable. Shak. 2. An individual occurrence or particular instance, as of disease. “A proper remedy in…Cāse, v. i. p. 201To put cases. [Obs.] L'Estrange.Case'-bāg, n. p. 201(Arch.) One of the joists framed between a pair of girders in naked flooring. “The extent of the case-bags should not exceed ten feet.” Gwilt.Cāse'-hārd'en, v. t. p. 201To harden the surface of, as iron, by converting it into steel, while the interior retains the toughness of malleable iron. This may be done by putting the iron into an iron box, with a cement of…Cāse'-härd'en-ing, n. p. 201The act or process of converting the surface of iron into steel. Ure.Cā'se-ic, a. p. 201Pertaining to cheese, or to the acid of cheese.Cā'se-ine, n. p. 201(Chem.) One of the great forms of sanguineous matter, found both in the animal and vegetable kingdom. In the animal kingdom it is chiefly found dissolved in milk, and is the curd or coagulable part…Cāse'-knife, n. p. 201A large table knife; — so called because formerly kept in a case. Addison.Cāse'-măn, n. p. 201(Print.) One who works at the case, or sets type; a compositor.Cāse'māte, n. p. 201A B, Casemate. A gun at B would fire through the embrasure in the wall; a gun at C would fire in barbette, or over the parapet; D, parapet; E, scarp, the outer face of which is the scarp. a b…Cāse'mā-ted, a. p. 201Furnished with, or built like, a casemate. Casemated batteries are sometimes used in the sea-faces of works. Campbell.Cāse'ment, n. p. 201(Arch.) A glazed frame or sash, opening on hinges, which are affixed to the upright sides of the frame into which it is fitted. They beat at the crazy casement. Longfellow.Cāse'ment-ed, a. p. 201Having casements.Cā'se-oŭs, a. p. 202Pertaining to, or like, cheese; having the qualities of cheese.Cāse'-räck, n. p. 202A frame of wood to receive printers' cases when not in use. Simmonds.Cā'sern, n. p. 202A lodging for soldiers in garrison towns, usually near the rampart; barracks. Bescherelle.Cāse'-shŏt, n. p. 202(Mil.) A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or envelope; the principal kinds are grape, canister, and spherical case. “A continual storm, not of single bullets, but of chain-shot and…Cā'se-ūm, n. p. 202Same as CASEINE.Cāse'worm, n. p. 202A worm or grub that makes itself a case. See CADDIS. Johnson.Căsh, n. p. 202A place where money is kept, or where it is deposited and paid out. This bank is properly a general cash, where every man lodges his money, because he esteems it safer . . . than if it were in his…Căsh, n. p. 202A Chinese copper coin, perforated and strung on a thread, worth about one tenth of a cent.Căsh, v. t. p. 202To turn into cash, or to exchange for money; as, to cash a note or an order.Căsh, v. t. p. 202To discard. [Obs.] Gorges.Căsh'-ac-count', n. p. 202(Book-keeping.) An account to which nothing but cash is carried, and from which disbursements are deducted. 2. (Banking.) An account of advances made by a banker to an individual who has given…Căsh'-bōōk, n. p. 202A book in which is kept a register or account of money received or paid.Cash'-erēd'it, n. p. 202The privilege of drawing money from a bank, obtained by personal or deposited security; a cash-account. Simmonds.Ca-shew', n. p. 202(Bot.) A tree of the West Indies and South America (Anacardium occidentale), of the same family with the sumac or Rhus. The fruit is about the size of an orange, and contains an acrid juice, of which…Ca-shew'-nŭt, n. p. 202A nut contained in the fruit of the cashew-tree.Cash-iēr', n. p. 202One who has charge of money; a cash-keeper; the officer who superintends the books, payments, and receipts of a bank or company.Cash-iēr', v. t. p. 202To dismiss from an office or place of trust, by annulling the commission of. He had the insolence to cashier the captain of the lord lieutenant's own body guard. Macaulay. 2. To dismiss or discard…Cash-iēr'er, n. p. 202One who rejects, discards, or dismisses; as, a cashierer of monarchs. Burke.Cash'-keep'er, n. p. 202One intrusted with the keeping of money.Căsh'mēre, a. p. 202Of, or pertaining to, the fabrics called cashmere; as, a cashmere shawl.Căsh'mēre, n. p. 202A rich and costly kind of shawl, made from the soft wool of the Thibet goat;—named from the country where first made. 2. A fine woolen stuff imitating the true cashmere.Ca-shōō', n. p. 202Same as CATECHU.Cās'ing, n. p. 202The process or act of covering any body with another thin substance, as plaster, boards, &c. Gault. 2. An outside covering.Ca-sī'no, n. p. 202A small country house. Groti. 2. A building used for social meetings, having rooms for public amusement; a club-house. “A casino under the arcades.” W. Irving. 3. A game at cards. See CASSINO.Căsk, n. p. 202A close vessel for containing liquors, made of staves, headings, and hoops. ☞ This term is generally used for a vessel smaller than a barrel, but it is also applied to the pipe, hogshead, butt…Cásk, v. t. p. 202To put into a cask.Căsk'et, n. p. 202A small chest or box, for jewels or other small articles. The little casket bring me hither. Shak. 2. (Naut.) A small rope, fastened to little rings upon the yards, used to fasten the sail to the…Căsk'et, v. t. p. 202To put into a casket. I have . . . casketed my treasure. Shak.Cásque or Cāsk, n. p. 202Cāsk, a piece of defensive armor, to cover and protect the head and neck in battle; a helmet. “His casque overshadowed with brilliant plumes.” Prescott.Căss, v. t. p. 202To render useless or void; to quash; to annul; to reject; to send away. [Obs.] Raleigh.Căs'sa-dā, n. p. 202Same as CASSAVA.Căs'sa-reep, n. p. 202A condiment made from the inspissated juice of the bitter cassava (Jatropha manihot). It forms a common sauce in the tropics, and is the principal ingredient of the pepper-pot. See PEPPER-POT.…Cãs'sāte, v. t. p. 202To render void or useless; to vacate or annul. [Obs.]Cas-sā'tion, n. p. 202The act of annulling. “A general cassation of their constitutions.” Motley. Court of cassation, the highest court of appeal, which has power to break (casser) or reverse the decisions of the courts…Căs'sa-vă, n. p. 202(Bot.) A species of the manihot (M. utilissima, called by Linnæus Jatropha manihot), of the Euphorbia family;—called also the manioc plant. The juices of the root are poisonous, but by treatment with…Căs'se-pā'per, n. p. 202Broken paper; the two outside quires of a ream.Căs'siă, n. p. 202(Bot.) (a.) A genus of leguminous plants of many species, most of which have purgative qualities; among them are varieties producing the senna used in medicine. (b.) A species of Laurus (L. cassia)…Căs'si-dā, n. p. 202(Entom.) A coleopterous insect, of the family Cassidiidae, having a helmet-shaped thorax.