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- English Word Cassia Definition The bark of several species of Cinnamomum grown in China, etc.; Chinese cinnamon. It is imported as cassia, but commonly sold as cinnamon, from which it differs more or less in strength and flavor, and the amount of outer bark attached.
- English Word Cassican Definition An American bird of the genus Cassicus, allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest; the crested oriole. The name is also sometimes given to the piping crow, an Australian bird.
- English Word Cassideous Definition Helmet-shaped; -- applied to a corolla having a broad, helmet-shaped upper petal, as in aconite.
- English Word Cassidony Definition The French lavender (Lavandula Stoechas)
- English Word Cassidony Definition The goldilocks (Chrysocoma Linosyris) and perhaps other plants related to the genus Gnaphalium or cudweed.
- English Word Cassimere Definition A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments.
- English Word Cassinette Definition A cloth with a cotton warp, and a woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk.
- English Word Cassinian ovals Definition See under Oval.
- English Word Cassino Definition A game at cards, played by two or more persons, usually for twenty-one points.
- English Word Cassioberry Definition The fruit of the Viburnum obovatum, a shrub which grows from Virginia to Florida.
- English Word Cassiopeia Definition 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.
- English Word Cassiterite Definition Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; also massive, sometimes in compact forms with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood (wood tin), also in rolled fragments or pebbly (Stream tin). It is the chief source of metallic tin. See Black tin, under Black.
- English Word Cassius Definition A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in painting and staining porcelain and glass to give a beautiful purple color. Commonly called Purple of Cassius.
- English Word Cassock Definition A long outer garment formerly worn by men and women, as well as by soldiers as part of their uniform.
- English Word Cassock Definition A garment resembling a long frock coat worn by the clergy of certain churches when officiating, and by others as the usually outer garment.
- English Word Cassocked Definition Clothed with a cassock.
- English Word Cassolette Definition a box, or vase, with a perforated cover to emit perfumes.
- English Word Cassonade Definition Raw sugar; sugar not refined.
- English Word Cassowaries Definition of Cassowary
- English Word Cassowary Definition A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance, consisting of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs. It is a shy bird, and runs with great rapidity. Other species inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc.
- English Word Cassumunar Definition Alt. of Cassumuniar
- English Word Cassumuniar Definition A pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike root, obtained from the East Indies.
- English Word Cast Definition of Cast
- English Word Cast Definition To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel.
- English Word Cast Definition To direct or turn, as the eyes.
- English Word Cast Definition To drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot.
- English Word Cast Definition To throw down, as in wrestling.
- English Word Cast Definition To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.
- English Word Cast Definition To throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose.
- English Word Cast Definition To bring forth prematurely; to slink.