| slovo | definícia |
casto
(msasasci) | casto
- frequently, often |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
castoff
(mass) | cast-off
- odhodený, vyhodený |
casto kladene otazky
(msasasci) | casto kladene otazky
- FAQ |
castocny pracovny uvazok
(msasasci) | castocny pracovny uvazok
- part-time |
spojeny s ucastou vsetkych
(msasasci) | spojeny s ucastou vsetkych
- participatory |
castoff
(encz) | castoff, |
castor
(encz) | castor,kolečko nábytku Zdeněk Brožcastor,vyrobené z bobra n: Zdeněk Brož |
castor bean
(encz) | castor bean, n: |
castor bean plant
(encz) | castor bean plant, n: |
castor oil
(encz) | castor oil,ricinový olej [bot.] rostlinný olej získávaný ze semen skočce
obecného Pino |
castor oil plant
(encz) | castor oil plant,skočec obecný [bot.] Pino |
castor sugar
(encz) | castor sugar, n: |
castor-oil plant
(encz) | castor-oil plant, n: |
Cast-off
(gcide) | Cast-off \Cast"-off`\, a.
Cast or laid aside; thrown away; discarded; as, cast-off
clothes.
Syn: discarded, junked, scrap(prenominal), waste.
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castor
(gcide) | Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D.
bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[aum]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver,
Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr', Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L.
fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj.,
brown, the animal being probably named from its color.
[root]253. See Brown.]
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1. (Zool.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor.
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Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It
is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its
lodges or "houses," and dams across streams. It is
valued for its fur, and for the material called
castor, obtained from two small bags in the groin of
the animal. The European species is Castor fiber, and
the American is generally considered a variety of this,
although sometimes called Castor Canadensis.
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2. The fur of the beaver.
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3. A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now
usually of silk.
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A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. --Prescott.
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4. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly
for making overcoats.
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5. A man's beard.
[PJC]
6. The hair on a woman's pubic area; -- vulgar. [vulgar
slang]
[PJC]
7. A woman; -- vulgar and offensive. [vulgar slang]
[PJC]
8. A person who works enthusiastically and diligently; --
used especially in the phrase eager beaver. [informal]
[PJC]
Beaver rat (Zool.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of
Tasmania (Hydromys chrysogaster).
Beaver skin, the furry skin of the beaver.
Bank beaver. See under 1st Bank.
[1913 Webster]Castor \Cas"tor\, n. [L. castor the beaver, Gr. ?; of uncertain
origin.]
1. (Zool.) A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See
Beaver.
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2. Castoreum. See Castoreum.
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3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver.
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I have always been known for the jaunty manner in
which I wear my castor. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
[1913 Webster]Castor \Cast"or\, n.
See Caster, a small wheel.
[1913 Webster]Castor \Cas"tor\, n. [L.] (Astron.)
the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation
Gemini, the other being Pollux.
[1913 Webster] CastorCastor \Cas"tor\, Castorite \Cas"tor*ite\, n. [The minerals
castor and pollux were so named because found together on the
island of Elba. See Castor and Pollux.] (Min.)
A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba.
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Castor
(gcide) | Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D.
bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[aum]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver,
Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr', Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L.
fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj.,
brown, the animal being probably named from its color.
[root]253. See Brown.]
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1. (Zool.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor.
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Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It
is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its
lodges or "houses," and dams across streams. It is
valued for its fur, and for the material called
castor, obtained from two small bags in the groin of
the animal. The European species is Castor fiber, and
the American is generally considered a variety of this,
although sometimes called Castor Canadensis.
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2. The fur of the beaver.
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3. A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now
usually of silk.
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A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. --Prescott.
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4. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly
for making overcoats.
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5. A man's beard.
[PJC]
6. The hair on a woman's pubic area; -- vulgar. [vulgar
slang]
[PJC]
7. A woman; -- vulgar and offensive. [vulgar slang]
[PJC]
8. A person who works enthusiastically and diligently; --
used especially in the phrase eager beaver. [informal]
[PJC]
Beaver rat (Zool.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of
Tasmania (Hydromys chrysogaster).
Beaver skin, the furry skin of the beaver.
Bank beaver. See under 1st Bank.
[1913 Webster]Castor \Cas"tor\, n. [L. castor the beaver, Gr. ?; of uncertain
origin.]
1. (Zool.) A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See
Beaver.
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2. Castoreum. See Castoreum.
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3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver.
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I have always been known for the jaunty manner in
which I wear my castor. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
[1913 Webster]Castor \Cast"or\, n.
See Caster, a small wheel.
[1913 Webster]Castor \Cas"tor\, n. [L.] (Astron.)
the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation
Gemini, the other being Pollux.
[1913 Webster] CastorCastor \Cas"tor\, Castorite \Cas"tor*ite\, n. [The minerals
castor and pollux were so named because found together on the
island of Elba. See Castor and Pollux.] (Min.)
A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba.
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Castor and Pollux
(gcide) | Saint \Saint\ (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly
p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to
appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. Sacred,
Sanctity, Sanctum, Sanctus.]
1. A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent
for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being
redeemed and consecrated to God.
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Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to
be saints. --1 Cor. i. 2.
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2. One of the blessed in heaven.
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Then shall thy saints, unmixed, and from the impure
Far separate, circling thy holy mount,
Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing. --Milton.
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3. (Eccl.) One canonized by the church. [Abbrev. St.]
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Saint Andrew's cross.
(a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust. 4, under
Cross.
(b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ({Ascyrum
Crux-Andreae}, the petals of which have the form of a
Saint Andrew's cross. --Gray.
Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust. 6,
under Cross.
Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly so
called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the groundnut ({Bunium
flexuosum}); -- so called because swine feed on it, and
St. Anthony was once a swineherd. --Dr. Prior.
Saint Anthony's turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a
favorite food of swine. --Dr. Prior.
Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's
Day, June 11th. --Dr. Prior.
Saint Bernard (Zool.), a breed of large, handsome dogs
celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred
chiefly at the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but
now common in Europe and America. There are two races, the
smooth-haired and the rough-haired. See Illust. under
Dog.
Saint Catharine's flower (Bot.), the plant love-in-a-mist.
See under Love.
Saint Cuthbert's beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of
crinoid stems.
Saint Dabeoc's heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant ({Daboecia
polifolia}), named from an Irish saint.
Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff.
Saint Elmo's fire, a luminous, flamelike appearance,
sometimes seen in dark, tempestuous nights, at some
prominent point on a ship, particularly at the masthead
and the yardarms. It has also been observed on land, and
is due to the discharge of electricity from elevated or
pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a {Castor
and Pollux}, or a double Corposant. It takes its name
from St. Elmo, the patron saint of sailors.
Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow
fimbriation in the ensign, or union jack, of Great
Britain.
Saint George's ensign, a red cross on a white field with a
union jack in the upper corner next the mast. It is the
distinguishing badge of ships of the royal navy of
England; -- called also the white ensign. --Brande & C.
Saint George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign,
but without the union jack; used as the sign of the
presence and command of an admiral. [Eng.] --Brande & C.
Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine variety of soda-lime
plate glass, so called from St. Gobain in France, where it
was manufactured.
Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed of a tree of the
Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties similar
to the nux vomica.
Saint James's shell (Zool.), a pecten (Vola Jacobaeus)
worn by pilgrims to the Holy Land. See Illust. under
Scallop.
Saint James's-wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio
Jacobaea}).
Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob.
Saint John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus
Hypericum, most species of which have yellow flowers; --
called also John's-wort.
Saint Leger, the name of a race for three-year-old horses
run annually in September at Doncaster, England; --
instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger.
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American
violaceous plant (Sauvagesia erecta). It is very
mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and
the Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St.
Martin's Festival, occurring on November 11. It
corresponds to the Indian summer in America. --Shak.
--Whittier.
Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust. 4, under Cross.
Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron
saint of Ireland.
Saint Peter's fish. (Zool.) See John Dory, under John.
Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as
Hypericum Ascyron, Hypericum quadrangulum, {Ascyrum
stans}, etc.
Saint Peter's wreath (Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spiraea
(Spiraea hypericifolia), having long slender branches
covered with clusters of small white blossoms in spring.
Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus.
Saint Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the
supposed cures wrought on intercession to this saint.
[1913 Webster]Castor and Pollux \Cas"tor and Pol"lux\ [Castor and Pollux were
twin sons of Jupiter and Leda.] (Naut.)
See Saint Elmo's fire, under Saint.
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Castor bean
(gcide) | Castor bean \Cas"tor bean`\ (Bot.)
The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis,
or Palma Christi.)
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Castor Canadensis
(gcide) | Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D.
bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[aum]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver,
Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr', Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L.
fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj.,
brown, the animal being probably named from its color.
[root]253. See Brown.]
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1. (Zool.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor.
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Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It
is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its
lodges or "houses," and dams across streams. It is
valued for its fur, and for the material called
castor, obtained from two small bags in the groin of
the animal. The European species is Castor fiber, and
the American is generally considered a variety of this,
although sometimes called Castor Canadensis.
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2. The fur of the beaver.
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3. A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now
usually of silk.
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A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. --Prescott.
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4. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly
for making overcoats.
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5. A man's beard.
[PJC]
6. The hair on a woman's pubic area; -- vulgar. [vulgar
slang]
[PJC]
7. A woman; -- vulgar and offensive. [vulgar slang]
[PJC]
8. A person who works enthusiastically and diligently; --
used especially in the phrase eager beaver. [informal]
[PJC]
Beaver rat (Zool.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of
Tasmania (Hydromys chrysogaster).
Beaver skin, the furry skin of the beaver.
Bank beaver. See under 1st Bank.
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Castor fiber
(gcide) | Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D.
bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[aum]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver,
Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr', Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L.
fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj.,
brown, the animal being probably named from its color.
[root]253. See Brown.]
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1. (Zool.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor.
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Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It
is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its
lodges or "houses," and dams across streams. It is
valued for its fur, and for the material called
castor, obtained from two small bags in the groin of
the animal. The European species is Castor fiber, and
the American is generally considered a variety of this,
although sometimes called Castor Canadensis.
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2. The fur of the beaver.
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3. A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now
usually of silk.
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A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. --Prescott.
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4. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly
for making overcoats.
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5. A man's beard.
[PJC]
6. The hair on a woman's pubic area; -- vulgar. [vulgar
slang]
[PJC]
7. A woman; -- vulgar and offensive. [vulgar slang]
[PJC]
8. A person who works enthusiastically and diligently; --
used especially in the phrase eager beaver. [informal]
[PJC]
Beaver rat (Zool.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of
Tasmania (Hydromys chrysogaster).
Beaver skin, the furry skin of the beaver.
Bank beaver. See under 1st Bank.
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Castor oil
(gcide) | Castor oil \Cas"tor oil\ (k[a^]s"t[~e]r oil`).
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.
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Castor-oil plant. Same as Palma Christi.
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Castoreum
(gcide) | Castoreum \Cas*to"re*um\, n. [L. See Castor.]
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.
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Castoridae
(gcide) | Castoridae \Castoridae\ n.
a natural family comprising the beavers.
Syn: family Castoridae.
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Castorin
(gcide) | Castorin \Cas"to*rin\ (k[a^]s"t[-o]*r[i^]n), n. [From 1st
Castor.] (Chem.)
A white crystalline substance obtained from castoreum.
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Castorite
(gcide) | Castor \Cas"tor\, Castorite \Cas"tor*ite\, n. [The minerals
castor and pollux were so named because found together on the
island of Elba. See Castor and Pollux.] (Min.)
A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba.
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Castoroides
(gcide) | Castoroides \Castoroides\ n.
a genus of extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and
southern U.S.
Syn: genus Castoroides.
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castor-oil plant
(gcide) | Palma Christi \Pal"ma Chris"ti\ [L., palm of Christ.] (Bot.)
A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and
palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the
tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate
regions; -- called also castor-oil plant. [Sometimes
corrupted into palmcrist.]
[1913 Webster]Castor oil \Cas"tor oil\ (k[a^]s"t[~e]r oil`).
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.
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Castor-oil plant. Same as Palma Christi.
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Castor-oil plant
(gcide) | Palma Christi \Pal"ma Chris"ti\ [L., palm of Christ.] (Bot.)
A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and
palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the
tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate
regions; -- called also castor-oil plant. [Sometimes
corrupted into palmcrist.]
[1913 Webster]Castor oil \Cas"tor oil\ (k[a^]s"t[~e]r oil`).
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.
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Castor-oil plant. Same as Palma Christi.
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Dry castor
(gcide) | Dry \Dry\ (dr[imac]), a. [Compar. Drier; superl. Driest.]
[OE. dru[yogh]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG.
dr["o]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a
dry log. Cf. Drought, Drouth, 3d Drug.]
1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid;
not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal
supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said
especially:
(a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.
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The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the
season. --Addison.
(b) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not
succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.
(c) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.
(d) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.
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Give the dry fool drink. -- Shak
(e) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.
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Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly. --
Prescott.
(f) (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is
entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry
gangrene; dry catarrh.
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2. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren;
unembellished; jejune; plain.
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These epistles will become less dry, more
susceptible of ornament. --Pope.
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3. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or
hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone
or manner; dry wit.
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He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. --W.
Irving.
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4. (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of
execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and
of easy transition in coloring.
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Dry area (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the
foundation of a building to guard it from damp.
Dry blow.
(a) (Med.) A blow which inflicts no wound, and causes no
effusion of blood.
(b) A quick, sharp blow.
Dry bone (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; -- a
miner's term.
Dry castor (Zool.) a kind of beaver; -- called also
parchment beaver.
Dry cupping. (Med.) See under Cupping.
Dry dock. See under Dock.
Dry fat. See Dry vat (below).
Dry light, pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear,
impartial view. --Bacon.
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The scientific man must keep his feelings under
stern control, lest they obtrude into his
researches, and color the dry light in which alone
science desires to see its objects. -- J. C.
Shairp.
Dry masonry. See Masonry.
Dry measure, a system of measures of volume for dry or
coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc.
Dry pile (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed
without the use of a liquid, affording a feeble current,
and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of
great delicacy; -- called also Zamboni's, from the names
of the two earliest constructors of it.
Dry pipe (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam
from a boiler.
Dry plate (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating
sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or
pictures can be made, without moistening.
Dry-plate process, the process of photographing with dry
plates.
Dry point. (Fine Arts)
(a) An engraving made with the needle instead of the
burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching,
but is finished without the use acid.
(b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper.
(c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is
made.
Dry rent (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a
clause of distress. --Bouvier.
Dry rot, a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the
condition of a dry powdery dust, often accompanied by the
presence of a peculiar fungus (Merulius lacrymans),
which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay; but
it is more probable that the real cause is the
decomposition of the wood itself. --D. C. Eaton. Called
also sap rot, and, in the United States, powder post.
--Hebert.
Dry stove, a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of
arid climates. --Brande & C.
Dry vat, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry
articles.
Dry wine, that in which the saccharine matter and
fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have
wholly neutralized each other, and no sweetness is
perceptible; -- opposed to sweet wine, in which the
saccharine matter is in excess.
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castor
(wn) | Castor
n 1: a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in
Gemini; close to Pollux [syn: Castor, Alpha Geminorum]
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]
4: a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material)
[syn: beaver, castor]
5: type genus of the Castoridae: beavers [syn: Castor, {genus
Castor}] |
castor bean
(wn) | castor bean
n 1: the toxic seed of the castor-oil plant; source of castor
oil |
castor bean plant
(wn) | castor bean plant
n 1: large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large
palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are
the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized
throughout the tropics [syn: castor-oil plant, {castor
bean plant}, palma christi, palma christ, {Ricinus
communis}] |
castor canadensis
(wn) | Castor canadensis
n 1: a variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North
America except Florida [syn: New World beaver, {Castor
canadensis}] |
castor fiber
(wn) | Castor fiber
n 1: a European variety of beaver [syn: Old World beaver,
Castor fiber] |
castor oil
(wn) | castor oil
n 1: a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil
plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically |
castor sugar
(wn) | castor sugar
n 1: very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled
from a castor [syn: castor sugar, caster sugar] |
castor-oil plant
(wn) | castor-oil plant
n 1: large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large
palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are
the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized
throughout the tropics [syn: castor-oil plant, {castor
bean plant}, palma christi, palma christ, {Ricinus
communis}] |
castoridae
(wn) | Castoridae
n 1: beavers [syn: Castoridae, family Castoridae] |
castoroides
(wn) | Castoroides
n 1: extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern
United States [syn: Castoroides, genus Castoroides] |
family castoridae
(wn) | family Castoridae
n 1: beavers [syn: Castoridae, family Castoridae] |
genus castor
(wn) | genus Castor
n 1: type genus of the Castoridae: beavers [syn: Castor,
genus Castor] |
genus castoroides
(wn) | genus Castoroides
n 1: extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern
United States [syn: Castoroides, genus Castoroides] |
genus myocastor
(wn) | genus Myocastor
n 1: a genus of Capromyidae [syn: Myocastor, {genus
Myocastor}] |
myocastor
(wn) | Myocastor
n 1: a genus of Capromyidae [syn: Myocastor, {genus
Myocastor}] |
myocastor coypus
(wn) | Myocastor coypus
n 1: aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver;
bred for its fur [syn: coypu, nutria, {Myocastor
coypus}] |
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