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- 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.