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• castor

  castor, ŏris, m., = κάστωρ, the castor , beaver; pure Lat. fiber: Castor fiber, Linn.; Plin. 32,...

  A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

• Castor

  Castor, ŏris (acc. to some gramm. Castōris, Quint. 1, 5, 60), m., = Κάστωρ. I The son of the Spartan...

  A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

• Castor

  ·noun ·see <<Caster>>, a small wheel. II. Castor ·noun A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats....

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• castor

  A hat. To prig a castor; to steal a hat. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• castor

  (Latin.) A beaver; hence, a hat. "I trembled, I own, where the bravest would shrink, Each moment e...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• castor

  α Gemini, a well-known nautical star in the zodiac, which has proved to be a double star. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Castor bean

  ·- The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.). ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Castor oil

  ·- A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Chr...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Castor and Pollux

  ·- ·see Saint Elmo's fire, under <<Saint>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Castor and Pollux

  The "Dioscuri", two heroes of Greek and Roman mythology. Their figures were probably painted or scul...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• castor and pollux

  Fiery balls which appear at the mast-heads, yard-arms, or sticking to the rigging of vessels in a ga...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Castor And Pollux

  (Acts 28:11) the twin sons of Jupiter and Leda, were regarded as the tutelary divinities of sailors;...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary