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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.
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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.
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castor
castor ōris, m , κάστωρ, the castor, beaver, O.; acc.castora, Iu.
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An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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Castor
·noun ·see <<Caster>>, a small wheel.
II. Castor ·noun A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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castor
A hat. To prig a castor; to steal a hat.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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.
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castor
α Gemini, a well-known nautical star in the zodiac, which has proved to be a double star.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bean
·noun The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans.
II. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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bean
A guinea. Half bean; half a guinea.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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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
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Adsuki bean
·add. ·- A cultivated variety of the Asiatic gram, now introduced into the United States.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bean caper
·- A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy leaves and flowers of a yellow or whiti...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bean trefoil
·- A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (Anagyris foetida).
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Buck bean
·- A plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes of white or...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Florida bean
·- One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens.
II. Florida bean ·- The large, roundish, fla...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Ignatius bean
·- ·see Saint Ignatius's bean, under <<Saint>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Jequirity bean
·add. ·- The seed of the wild licorice (Abrus precatorius) used by the people of India for beads in ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Mesquite bean
·add. ·- The pod or seed of the mesquite.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Pichurim bean
·- The seed of a Brazilian lauraceous tree (Nectandra Puchury) of a taste and smell between those of...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea bean
·- ·same·as Florida bean.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tonca bean
·- ·see Tonka bean.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tonka bean
·- The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tonquin bean
·- ·see Tonka bean.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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bean(, Queensland)
or Leichhardt, or Match-box
n.
Entada scandens, Benth., N.O. Leguminosae. Though this bean has two...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bean-tree
n.
called also Moreton BayChestnut, Castanospermum australe, Cunn. and Fraser, N.O. Leguminosae; a ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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leichhardt-bean
n.
See bean.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Queensland bean
. n.
See bean.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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bean-cod
A small fishing-vessel, or pilot-boat, common on the sea-coasts and in the rivers of Spain and Portu...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Castor and Pollux
·- ·see Saint Elmo's fire, under <<Saint>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Castor and Pollux
The "Dioscuri", two heroes of Greek and Roman mythology. Their figures were probably painted or scul...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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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
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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
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match-box bean
n.
another name for the ripehard seed of the Queensland Bean, Entadascandens, Benth., N.O. Legumino...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tonquin bean-tree
n.
a Tasmanian variety of Native Sandalwood; also called Tonga Beanwood.
1862. W. Archer, `Product...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris