Word Meanings - CASTOR - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver. 2. Castoreum. See Castoreum. 3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver. I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor. Sir W. Scott. 4. A heavy quality

Additional info about word: CASTOR

A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver. 2. Castoreum. See Castoreum. 3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver. I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor. Sir W. Scott. 4. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.

Related words: (words related to CASTOR)

• BEAVER
  An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor. Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its valued for its fur, and for the material called castor, obtained from two small bags in the
• QUALITY
  1. The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank. We lived most joyful, obtaining acquaintance with many of the city not of the meanest
• CASTOR BEAN
  The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)
• CASTOR
  A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver. 2. Castoreum. See Castoreum. 3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver. I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor. Sir W. Scott. 4. A heavy quality
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• BEAVERTEEN
  A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing. Simmonds.
• HEAVY-HEADED
  Dull; stupid. "Gross heavy-headed fellows." Beau. & Fl.
• MANNERIST
  One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.
• WHICH
  the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
• INCLUDED
  Inclosed; confined. Included stamens , such as are shorter than the floral envelopes, or are concealed within them.
• MANNERISM
  Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art. Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural
• CASTOREUM
  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.
• SCOTTICIZE
  To cause to become like the Scotch; to make Scottish.
• KNOWN
  of Know.
• CASTOR; CASTORITE
  A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba. (more info) so named because found together on the island of Elba. See Castor and
• JAUNTY
  Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
• SCOTTISH
  Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.
• CASTOR OIL
  A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorus and insipid. Castor-oil plant. Same as Palma Christi.
• GENUS
  A class of objects divided into several subordinate species; a class more extensive than a species; a precisely defined and exactly divided class; one of the five predicable conceptions, or sorts of terms.
• HEAVY-ARMED
  Wearing heavy or complete armor; carrying heavy arms.
• INEQUALITY
  An expression consisting of two unequal quantities, with the sign of inequality between them; as, the inequality 2 < 3, or 4 > 1. (more info) 1. The quality of being unequal; difference, or want of equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity;
• UNMANNERLY
  Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv.
• SUBGENUS
  A subdivision of a genus, comprising one or more species which differ from other species of the genus in some important character or characters; as, the azaleas now constitute a subgenus of Rhododendron.
• TOP-HEAVY
  Having the top or upper part too heavy for the lower part. Sir H. Wotton.
• EQUALITY
  Exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does. Confessional equality. See under
• COEQUALITY
  The state of being on an equality, as in rank or power.
• OVERMANNER
  In an excessive manner; excessively. Wiclif.