Helen Fenton

Castrate: Definition and part of speech

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Castrate

  1. v. t. To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate.
  2. v. t. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Castrato: Definition and part of speech

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Castrato

  1. n. A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Caste: Definition and part of speech

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Caste

  1. n. A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly hold intercourse among themselves.
  2. n. One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindoos are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Castellany: Definition and part of speech

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Castellany

  1. n. The lordship of a castle; the extent of land and jurisdiction appertaining to a castle.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Castellated: Definition and part of speech

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Castellated

  1. a. Furnished with turrets and battlements, like a castle; built in the style of a castle.
  2. a. Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Caster: Definition and part of speech

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Caster

  1. n. A small wheel on a swivel, on which furniture is supported and moved.
  2. n. One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts.
  3. n. A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the table; as, a set of casters.
  4. n. A stand to hold a set of cruets.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.