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  • English Word Castled Definition Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls.
  • English Word Castlery Definition The government of a castle.
  • English Word Castlet Definition A small castle.
  • English Word Castleward Definition Same as Castleguard.
  • English Word Castling Definition of Castle
  • English Word Castling Definition That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
  • English Word Castling Definition A compound move of the king and castle. See Castle, v. i.
  • English Word Castor Definition A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver.
  • English Word Castor Definition Castoreum. See Castoreum.
  • English Word Castor Definition A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver.
  • English Word Castor Definition A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
  • English Word Castor Definition See Caster, a small wheel.
  • English Word Castor Definition the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux.
  • English Word Castor Definition Alt. of Castorite
  • English Word Castor and Pollux Definition See Saint Elmo's fire, under Saint.
  • English Word Castor bean Definition The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)
  • English Word Castor oil Definition A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid.
  • English Word Castoreum Definition 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.
  • English Word Castorin Definition A white crystalline substance obtained from castoreum.
  • English Word Castorite Definition A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba.
  • English Word Castrametation Definition The art or act of encamping; the making or laying out of a camp.
  • English Word Castrate Definition To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.
  • English Word Castrate Definition To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate.
  • English Word Castrated Definition of Castrate
  • English Word Castrating Definition of Castrate
  • English Word Castration Definition The act of castrating.
  • English Word Castrato Definition A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano.
  • English Word Castrel Definition See Kestrel.
  • English Word Castrensial Definition Belonging to a camp.
  • English Word Castrensian Definition Castrensial.