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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Cas-sid'e-ous, a. p. 202(Bot.) Helmet-shaped;— a term applied to an irregular corolla, having the upper petal dilated into a broad, helmet-shaped leaf, as in aconitum. Lindley.Căs'si-do-ny, n. p. 202(Bot.) (a.) A species of Gnaphalium, cottonweed, cudweed, or goldylocks. (b.) A species of Lavandula stæchas, or French lavender.Căs'si-mēre, n. p. 202A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments.Cas-sīne', n. p. 202A small house, especially in the open country; applied also to a house standing alone, where soldiers may lie hid, or may take a position. Bescherelle.Cas-sī'ne, n. p. 202(Bot.) A genus of shrubs, chiefly African, with handsome foliage, and generally inconspicuous white or green flowers. Loudon.Căs'si-nĕt'te, n. p. 202A cloth made of a cotton warp, and the woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk.Cas-sī'no, n. p. 202A game at cards, generally played by four persons, the partners and deal being determined in the same manner as at whist: eleven points constitute the game. Great cassino, the ten of diamonds…Căs'si-o-bĕr'ry, n. p. 202The fruit of the Viburnum lævīgatum. Loudon.Căs'si-o-pē'lă, n. p. 202(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 Ethiopia.Cā'ssi-us, n. p. 202A beautiful purple pigment, obtained from the chloride of gold by means of tin; much used in coloring glass and enamel.Căs'sock, n. p. 202A loose cloak or gown worn over other garments. [Obs.] Shak. 2. (Eccl.) A close garment, resembling a long frock coat, worn by clergymen of the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, under the…Căs'socked, a. p. 202Clothed with a cassock. “The cassocked huntsman.” Cowper.Căs-so-lĕtte’,, n. p. 202A box of ivory, &c., for perfumery, perforated to allow the escape of the odor. Bescherelle.Căs'/son-āde', n. p. 202Cask or raw sugar; sugar not refined.Căs'so-wa-ry, n. p. 202(Ornith.) A large brevipennate or ostrich-like bird, of the genus Casuarius. It is shorter and stouter than the ostrich, and, next to it, the largest living bird. Its head is armed with a kind of…Căs'su-mū'nar or Căs'su-mū'ni-ar, n. p. 202(Med.) A plant, sometimes referred to the species Zingiber cassamuniar, having an aromatic root, bitter in taste, and of tonic and stimulating properties. It is obtained from the East Indies.Cast, v. t. p. 202To send or drive from by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. A mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts and cast them into the Red Sea. Ex. x. 14. Joshua cast lots for them in…Cast, v. i. p. 203To turn or revolve in the mind; to contrive; — sometimes followed by about. I cast in careful mind To seek her out. Spencer. 2. To receive form or shape. It [metal] will not run thin, so as to cast…Cast, n. p. 203The act of casting; a throw. 2. The thing thrown. “A cast of . . . dust.” Dryden. 3. The distance through which any thing is thrown. “About a stone’s cast.” Luke xxii. 41. 4. A throw of dice; hence…Cas-tā'li-an, a. p. 203Pertaining to Castalia, a cool spring on Parnassus, sacred to the muses. “The inspired Castalian spring.” Milton.Cas-tā'ne-ă, n. p. 203(Bot.) A genus of trees of the order Corylaceæ, including the common chestnut-tree.Căs’ta-nĕt, n. p. 203An instrument composed of small, concave shells of ivory or hard wood, shaped like spoons, placed together, fastened to the thumb, and beat with the middle finger. ☞ This instrument is used by the…Căst’a-wāy, n. p. 203That which is thrown away; an abandoned person. 2. (Eccl.) A person abandoned by God, as unworthy of his favor; a reprobate. Lest ... when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 1…Cast'a-wāy, a. p. 203Of no value; rejected; useless. “Our castaway leisure.” Raleigh.Cāste (6), n. p. 203One of the several hereditary classes into which society in India is divided, and which have come down from the earliest ages. The members of the same caste are all of equal rank, and of the same…Căs'tel-lan, n. p. 203A governor or constable of a castle.Căs'tel-la-ny, n. p. 203The lordship belonging to a castle; the extent of its land and jurisdiction.Căs'tel-lā'ted, a. p. 203Inclosed in a building, as a fountain or cistern. Johnson. 2. Adorned with turrets and battlements, like a castle. Castellated.Căs'tel-lā'tion, n. p. 203The act of fortifying a house, and rendering it a castle. [Obs.]Căs'tel-lēt, n. p. 203A small castle. [Rare.] Whitaker.Cāst'er, n. p. 203One who casts; as, a caster of stones, &c.; a caster of an antagonist; a caster of accounts. 2. A phial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the table; as, a set of casters.…Căs'ti-gāte, v. t. p. 203To punish by stripes; to correct; to chastise; as, to castigate pride. Shak.Căs'/ti-gā'tion, n. p. 203Punishment by whipping; correction; penance. “The keenest castigation of her slanderers.” W. Irving. Syn.—Punishment; correction; chastisement; discipline.Căs'ti-gā'tor, n. p. 203One who castigates or corrects.