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caste
(encz) | caste,kasta n: Zdeněk Brož |
Caste
(gcide) | Caste \Caste\, n. [Pg. casta race, lineage, fr. L. castus pure,
chaste: cf. F. caste, of same origin.]
1. One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindu are
divided according to the laws of Brahmanism.
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Note: The members of the same caste are theoretically of
equal rank, and same profession or occupation, and may
not eat or intermarry with those not of their own
caste. The original are four, viz., the Brahmans, or
sacerdotal order; the Kshatriyas, or soldiers and
rulers; the Vaisyas, or husbandmen and merchants; and
the Sudras, or laborers and mechanics. Men of no caste
are Pariahs, outcasts. Numerous mixed classes, or
castes, have sprung up in the progress of time.
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2. A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society
who chiefly hold intercourse among themselves.
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The tinkers then formed an hereditary caste.
--Macaulay.
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To lose caste, to be degraded from the caste to which one
has belonged; to lose social position or consideration.
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caste
(wn) | caste
n 1: social status or position conferred by a system based on
class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"
2: (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified
according to ritual purity
3: a social class separated from others by distinctions of
hereditary rank or profession or wealth
4: in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct
individual or group of individuals specialized to perform
certain functions in the colony |
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broadcaster
(encz) | broadcaster,účinkující Pavel Machek |
broadcasters
(encz) | broadcasters,reportéři n: Zdeněk Brož |
caste
(encz) | caste,kasta n: Zdeněk Brož |
caste system
(encz) | caste system, n: |
casteless
(encz) | casteless, adj: |
castellated
(encz) | castellated,hradový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
castellated beam
(encz) | castellated beam,prolamovaný nosník [stav.] Oldřich Švec |
castellated girder
(encz) | castellated girder,prolamovaný nosník [stav.] Oldřich Švec |
caster
(encz) | caster,slévač n: Zdeněk Brož |
caster sugar
(encz) | caster sugar, n: |
conacaste
(encz) | conacaste, n: |
economic forecaster
(encz) | economic forecaster,prognostik [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
forecaster
(encz) | forecaster,prognostik Jaroslav Šedivýforecaster,prorok n: Zdeněk Brož |
half-caste
(encz) | half-caste, |
lancaster
(encz) | Lancaster,Lancaster n: [jmén.] příjmení, město - Spojené státy americké,
okres v USA Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
newscaster
(encz) | newscaster,hlasatel |
outcaste
(encz) | outcaste, n: outcaste,vyloučený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sportscaster
(encz) | sportscaster, |
telecaster
(encz) | telecaster,televizní hlasatel Zdeněk Brož |
television newscaster
(encz) | television newscaster, n: |
weather forecaster
(encz) | weather forecaster, |
lancaster
(czen) | Lancaster,Lancastern: [jmén.] příjmení, město - Spojené státy americké,
okres v USA Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
broadcaster
(gcide) | broadcaster \broadcaster\ n.
1. someone who broadcasts on radio or television.
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2. a mechanical device for scattering something (seed,
fertilizer, sand, salt, etc.) in all directions.
Syn: spreader.
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Castellan
(gcide) | Castellan \Cas"tel*lan\, n. [OF. castelain, F. ch[^a]telain, L.
castellanus pertaining to a castle, an occupant of a caste,
LL., a governor of a castle, fr. L. castellum castle,
citadel, dim. of castrum fortified place. See Castle, and
cf. Chatelaine.]
A governor or warden of a castle.
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Castellanies
(gcide) | Castellany \Cas"tel*la*ny\, n.; pl. Castellanies. [LL.
castellania.]
The lordship of a castle; the extent of land and jurisdiction
appertaining to a castle.
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Castellany
(gcide) | Castellany \Cas"tel*la*ny\, n.; pl. Castellanies. [LL.
castellania.]
The lordship of a castle; the extent of land and jurisdiction
appertaining to a castle.
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Castellated
(gcide) | Castellated \Cas"tel*la`ted\, a. [LL. castellatus, fr.
castellare. See Castle.]
1. Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern
castellated. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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2. Furnished with turrets and battlements, like a castle;
built in the style of a castle.
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Castellation
(gcide) | Castellation \Cas`tel*la"tion\, n. [LL. castellation, fr.
castellare, fr. L. castellum. See Castle.]
The act of making into a castle.
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Caster
(gcide) | Caster \Cast"er\, n.
1. One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc.; a caster of
cannon; a caster of accounts.
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2. A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain
condiments at the table; as, a set of casters.
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3. A stand to hold a set of cruets.
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4. A small wheel on a swivel, on which furniture is supported
and moved.
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(gcide) | Chancellor \Chan"cel*lor\, n. [OE. canceler, chaunceler, F.
chancelier, LL. cancellarius chancellor, a director of
chancery, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars, which
surrounded the seat of judgment. See Chancel.]
A judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the
United States is distinctively a court with equity
jurisdiction.
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Note: The chancellor was originally a chief scribe or
secretary under the Roman emperors, but afterward was
invested with judicial powers, and had superintendence
over the other officers of the empire. From the Roman
empire this office passed to the church, and every
bishop has his chancellor, the principal judge of his
consistory. In later times, in most countries of
Europe, the chancellor was a high officer of state,
keeper of the great seal of the kingdom, and having the
supervision of all charters, and like public
instruments of the crown, which were authenticated in
the most solemn manner. In France a secretary is in
some cases called a chancellor. In Scotland, the
appellation is given to the foreman of a jury, or
assize. In the present German empire, the chancellor is
the president of the federal council and the head of
the imperial administration. In the United States, the
title is given to certain judges of courts of chancery
or equity, established by the statutes of separate
States. --Blackstone. Wharton.
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Chancellor of a bishop or Chancellor of a diocese (R. C.
Ch. & ch. of Eng.), a law officer appointed to hold the
bishop's court in his diocese, and to assist him in matter
of ecclesiastical law.
Chancellor of a cathedral, one of the four chief
dignitaries of the cathedrals of the old foundation, and
an officer whose duties are chiefly educational, with
special reference to the cultivation of theology.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, an officer before
whom, or his deputy, the court of the duchy chamber of
Lancaster is held. This is a special jurisdiction.
Chancellor of a university, the chief officer of a
collegiate body. In Oxford, he is elected for life; in
Cambridge, for a term of years; and his office is
honorary, the chief duties of it devolving on the vice
chancellor.
Chancellor of the exchequer, a member of the British
cabinet upon whom devolves the charge of the public income
and expenditure as the highest finance minister of the
government.
Chancellor of the order of the Garter (or other military
orders), an officer who seals the commissions and mandates
of the chapter and assembly of the knights, keeps the
register of their proceedings, and delivers their acts
under the seal of their order.
Lord high chancellor of England, the presiding judge in the
court of chancery, the highest judicial officer of the
crown, and the first lay person of the state after the
blood royal. He is created chancellor by the delivery into
his custody of the great seal, of which he becomes keeper.
He is privy counselor by his office, and prolocutor of the
House of Lords by prescription.
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Countercaster
(gcide) | Countercaster \Coun"ter*cast`er\ (-?r), n.
A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper; -- used
contemptuously.
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Criticaster
(gcide) | Criticaster \Crit"ic*as`ter\ (kr[i^]t"[i^]k*[a^]s`t[~e]r), n.
A contemptible or vicious critic.
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The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules, who
decompose into criticasters. --Swinburne.
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Decastere
(gcide) | Decastere \Dec"a*stere\, n. [L. d['e]cast[`e]re; Gr. de`ka ten +
F. st[`e]re a stere.] (Metric System)
A measure of capacity, equal to ten steres, or ten cubic
meters.
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dicastery
(gcide) | dicastery \di*cas"ter*y\, n. [Gr. dikasth`rion, fr. dikasth`s
juryman. See Dicast.]
A court of justice; judgment hall. [R.] --J. S. Mill.
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Figure caster
(gcide) | Figure \Fig"ure\ (f[i^]g"[-u]r; 135), n. [F., figure, L. figura;
akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. See Feign.]
1. The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.
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Flowers have all exquisite figures. --Bacon.
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2. The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting,
modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a
representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze;
a figure cut in marble.
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A coin that bears the figure of an angel. --Shak.
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3. A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article;
a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a
pretty figure.
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4. (Geom.) A diagram or drawing, made to represent a
magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a
surface or space inclosed on all sides; -- called
superficial when inclosed by lines, and solid when
inclosed by surfaces; any arrangement made up of points,
lines, angles, surfaces, etc.
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5. The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career
of a person; as, a sorry figure.
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I made some figure there. --Dryden.
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Gentlemen of the best figure in the county.
--Blackstone.
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6. Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous
representation; splendor; show.
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That he may live in figure and indulgence. --Law.
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7. A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a
digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc.
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8. Value, as expressed in numbers; price; as, the goods are
estimated or sold at a low figure. [Colloq.]
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With nineteen thousand a year at the very lowest
figure. --Thackeray.
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9. A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to
another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes
a type or representative.
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Who is the figure of Him that was to come. --Rom. v.
14.
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10. (Rhet.) A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas
by words which suggest pictures or images from the
physical world; pictorial language; a trope; hence, any
deviation from the plainest form of statement. Also
called a figure of speech.
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To represent the imagination under the figure of a
wing. --Macaulay.
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11. (Logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the
relative position of the middle term.
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12. (Dancing) Any one of the several regular steps or
movements made by a dancer.
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13. (Astrol.) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the
astrological houses. --Johnson.
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14. (Music)
(a) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as
a group of chords, which produce a single complete
and distinct impression. --Grove.
(b) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a
strain or passage; a musical phrase or motive; a
florid embellishment.
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Note: Figures are often written upon the staff in music to
denote the kind of measure. They are usually in the
form of a fraction, the upper figure showing how many
notes of the kind indicated by the lower are contained
in one measure or bar. Thus, 2/4 signifies that the
measure contains two quarter notes. The following are
the principal figures used for this purpose: --
2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8
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Academy figure, Canceled figures, Lay figure, etc. See
under Academy, Cancel, Lay, etc.
Figure caster, or Figure flinger, an astrologer. "This
figure caster." --Milton.
Figure flinging, the practice of astrology.
Figure-of-eight knot, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See
Illust. under Knot.
Figure painting, a picture of the human figure, or the act
or art of depicting the human figure.
Figure stone (Min.), agalmatolite.
Figure weaving, the art or process of weaving figured
fabrics.
To cut a figure, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W.
Scott.
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Forecaster
(gcide) | Forecaster \Fore*cast"er\, n.
One who forecast. --Johnson.
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Grammaticaster
(gcide) | Grammaticaster \Gram*mat"icas"ter\, n. [LL.]
A petty grammarian; a grammatical pedant or pretender.
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My noble Neophite, my little grammaticaster. --B.
Jonson.
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Half-caste
(gcide) | Half-caste \Half"-caste`\ (-k[.a]st), n.
One born of a European parent on the one side, and of a Hindu
or Mohammedan on the other. Also adjective; as, half-caste
parents.
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House of Lancaster
(gcide) | Lancaster \Lancaster\ prop. n.
1. A city in Northwest England on the river Lune. [WordNet
sense 1]
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2. The English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461;
its symbol was a red rose; called also the {House of
Lancaster}. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: Lancastrian line.
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Incastellated
(gcide) | Incastellated \In*cas"tel*la`ted\, a.
Confined or inclosed in a castle.
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Incastelled
(gcide) | Incastelled \In*cas"telled\, a. (Far.)
Hoofbound. --Crabb.
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Lancaster
(gcide) | Lancaster \Lancaster\ prop. n.
1. A city in Northwest England on the river Lune. [WordNet
sense 1]
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2. The English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461;
its symbol was a red rose; called also the {House of
Lancaster}. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: Lancastrian line.
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Lancasterian
(gcide) | Lancasterian \Lan`cas*te"ri*an\, prop. a.
Of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction
followed by Joseph Lancaster, of England, in which advanced
pupils in a school teach pupils below them.
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Medicaster
(gcide) | Medicaster \Med"i*cas`ter\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]dicastre. See
Medical.]
A quack. [R.] --Whitlock.
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newscaster
(gcide) | newscaster \newscaster\ n.
Someone who broadcasts the news.
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Pepper caster
(gcide) | Pepper \Pep"per\ (p[e^]p"p[~e]r), n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L.
piper, fr. Gr. pe`peri, pi`peri, akin to Skr. pippala,
pippali.]
1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried
berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum.
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Note: Common pepper, or black pepper, is made from the
whole berry, dried just before maturity; white pepper
is made from the ripe berry after the outer skin has
been removed by maceration and friction. It has less of
the peculiar properties of the plant than the black
pepper. Pepper is used in medicine as a carminative
stimulant.
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2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody
climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous
flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red
when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several
hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed
throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the
earth.
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3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum (of the Solanaceae
family, which are unrelated to Piper), and its fruit;
red pepper; chili pepper; as, the bell pepper and the
jalapeno pepper (both Capsicum annuum) and the
habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense); . These contain
varying levels of the substance capsaicin (C18H27O3N),
which gives the peppers their hot taste. The habanero is
about 25-50 times hotter than the jalapeno according to a
scale developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. See also
Capsicum and http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/.
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Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other
fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the
true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of
Capsicum. See Capsicum, and the Phrases, below.
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African pepper, the Guinea pepper. See under Guinea.
Cayenne pepper. See under Cayenne.
Chinese pepper, the spicy berries of the {Xanthoxylum
piperitum}, a species of prickly ash found in China and
Japan.
Guinea pepper. See under Guinea, and Capsicum.
Jamaica pepper. See Allspice.
Long pepper.
(a) The spike of berries of Piper longum, an East Indian
shrub.
(b) The root of Piper methysticum (syn. {Macropiper
methysticum}) of the family Piperaceae. See Kava.
Malaguetta pepper, or Meleguetta pepper, the aromatic
seeds of the Amomum Melegueta, an African plant of the
Ginger family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer,
etc., under the name of grains of Paradise.
Red pepper. See Capsicum.
Sweet pepper bush (Bot.), an American shrub ({Clethra
alnifolia}), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; --
called also white alder.
Pepper box or Pepper caster, a small box or bottle, with
a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on
food, etc.
Pepper corn. See in the Vocabulary.
Pepper elder (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants
of the Pepper family, species of Piper and Peperomia.
Pepper moth (Zool.), a European moth (Biston betularia)
having white wings covered with small black specks.
Pepper pot, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and
cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies.
Pepper root. (Bot.). See Coralwort.
pepper sauce, a condiment for the table, made of small red
peppers steeped in vinegar.
Pepper tree (Bot.), an aromatic tree (Drimys axillaris)
of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See
Peruvian mastic tree, under Mastic.
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Politicaster
(gcide) | Politicaster \Po*lit"i*cas`ter\, n. [Cf. It. politicastro.]
A petty politician; a pretender in politics. --Milton.
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Roughcaster
(gcide) | Roughcaster \Rough"cast`er\, n.
One who roughcasts.
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To lose caste
(gcide) | Caste \Caste\, n. [Pg. casta race, lineage, fr. L. castus pure,
chaste: cf. F. caste, of same origin.]
1. One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindu are
divided according to the laws of Brahmanism.
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Note: The members of the same caste are theoretically of
equal rank, and same profession or occupation, and may
not eat or intermarry with those not of their own
caste. The original are four, viz., the Brahmans, or
sacerdotal order; the Kshatriyas, or soldiers and
rulers; the Vaisyas, or husbandmen and merchants; and
the Sudras, or laborers and mechanics. Men of no caste
are Pariahs, outcasts. Numerous mixed classes, or
castes, have sprung up in the progress of time.
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2. A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society
who chiefly hold intercourse among themselves.
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The tinkers then formed an hereditary caste.
--Macaulay.
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To lose caste, to be degraded from the caste to which one
has belonged; to lose social position or consideration.
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Witticaster
(gcide) | Witticaster \Wit"tic*as`ter\, n. [Formed like criticaster.]
A witling. [R.] --Milton.
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broadcaster
(wn) | broadcaster
n 1: someone who broadcasts on radio or television
2: a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or
fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions [syn:
broadcaster, spreader] |
caste
(wn) | caste
n 1: social status or position conferred by a system based on
class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"
2: (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified
according to ritual purity
3: a social class separated from others by distinctions of
hereditary rank or profession or wealth
4: in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct
individual or group of individuals specialized to perform
certain functions in the colony |
caste system
(wn) | caste system
n 1: a social structure in which classes are determined by
heredity |
casteless
(wn) | casteless
adj 1: not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and
thus having no place or status in society; "the foreigner
was a casteless person" [syn: outcaste, casteless] |
castellated
(wn) | castellated
adj 1: having or resembling repeated square indentations like
those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding" [syn:
embattled, battlemented, castled, castellated] |
caster
(wn) | caster
n 1: a worker who casts molten metal into finished products
2: a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar
[syn: caster, castor]
3: a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or
trucks or portable machines to make them movable [syn:
caster, castor] |
caster sugar
(wn) | caster sugar
n 1: very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled
from a castor [syn: castor sugar, caster sugar] |
conacaste
(wn) | conacaste
n 1: tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown
of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for
shade and ornament as well as valuable timber [syn:
conacaste, elephant's ear, Enterolobium cyclocarpa] |
duke of lancaster
(wn) | Duke of Lancaster
n 1: the fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of
England during the close of his father's reign and during
the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke
(1340-1399) [syn: John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster] |
forecaster
(wn) | forecaster
n 1: someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the
basis of special knowledge) [syn: forecaster,
predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer] |
half-caste
(wn) | half-caste
n 1: an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different
races or cultures |
house of lancaster
(wn) | House of Lancaster
n 1: the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its
emblem was a red rose [syn: Lancaster, {House of
Lancaster}, Lancastrian line] |
ian lancaster fleming
(wn) | Ian Lancaster Fleming
n 1: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret
agent James Bond (1908-1964) [syn: Fleming, {Ian
Fleming}, Ian Lancaster Fleming] |
lancaster
(wn) | Lancaster
n 1: a city in northwestern England
2: the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its
emblem was a red rose [syn: Lancaster, {House of
Lancaster}, Lancastrian line] |
newscaster
(wn) | newscaster
n 1: someone who broadcasts the news |
outcaste
(wn) | outcaste
adj 1: not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and
thus having no place or status in society; "the foreigner
was a casteless person" [syn: outcaste, casteless]
n 1: a person belonging to no caste |
sportscaster
(wn) | sportscaster
n 1: an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting
events [syn: sports announcer, sportscaster, {sports
commentator}] |
telecaster
(wn) | telecaster
n 1: a television broadcaster |
television newscaster
(wn) | television newscaster
n 1: someone who reports news stories via television [syn:
television reporter, television newscaster, {TV
reporter}, TV newsman] |
weather forecaster
(wn) | weather forecaster
n 1: predicts the weather [syn: weatherman, {weather
forecaster}] |
casters-up mode
(foldoc) | casters-up mode
[IBM, probably from slang belly up] Yet another synonym for
"broken" or "down". Usually connotes a major failure. A
system (hardware or software) which is "down" may be already
being restarted before the failure is noticed, whereas one
which is "casters up" is usually a good excuse to take the
rest of the day off (as long as you're not responsible for
fixing it).
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casters-up mode
(jargon) | casters-up mode
n.
[IBM, prob. fr. slang belly up] Yet another synonym for ‘broken’ or ‘down’.
Usually connotes a major failure. A system (hardware or software) which is
down may be already being restarted before the failure is noticed, whereas
one which is casters up is usually a good excuse to take the rest of the
day off (as long as you're not responsible for fixing it).
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