Word Meanings - LINGOT - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A linget or ingot; also, a mold for casting metals. See Linget.
Related words: (words related to LINGOT)
- LINGET
An ingot. - CASTLEWARD
See CASTLEGUARD - CASTLE
1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as well for his defense againts injury and violence, as for his repose. Coke. Our castle's strength Will laugh - CAST-IRON
Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy; unyielding. - CASTLING
That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. Sir T. Browne. - 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 - CASTING
1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing. 2. The act or process of making cast or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold. 3. That which is cast in a mold; esp. - CASTER
1. One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts. 2. A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the table; as, a set of casters. 3. A stand to hold a set of cruets. 4. A small wheel - CASTAWAY
1. One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked. 2. One who is ruined; one who has made moral shipwreck; a reprobate. Lest . . . when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 1 Cor. ix. 27. - CASTELLATED
1. Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated. Johnson. 2. Furnished with turrets and battlements, like a castle; built in the style of a castle. - CASTRATE
1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter. 2. To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate. My . . . correspondent . . . has sent - CASTIGATOR
One who castigates or corrects. - CASTLET
A small castle. Leland. - CASTILLAN
Of or pertaining to Castile, in Spain. - CASTANEA
A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin. - CASTANETS
Two small, concave shells of ivory or hard wood, shaped like spoons, fastened to the thumb, and beaten together with the middle finger; -- used by the Spaniards and Moors as an accompaniment to their dance and guitars. Note: The singular, castanet, - 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. - INGOT STEEL
Steel cast in ingots from the Bessemer converter or open-hearth furnace. - CASTALIAN
Of or pertaining to Castalia, a mythical fountain of inspiration on Mt. Parnassus sacred to the Muses. Milton. - AFTERCAST
A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late. Gower. - UNDERCAST
To cast under or beneath. - MOLECAST
A little elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill. Mortimer. - CRITICASTER
A contemptible or vicious critic. The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules, who decompose into criticasters. Swinburne. - DODECASTYLE
Having twelve columns in front. -- n. - UPCAST
Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. Addison. - INCASTELLATED
Confined or inclosed in a castle. - DICAST
A functionary in ancient Athens answering nearly to the modern juryman. - AGNUS CASTUS
A species of Vitex ; the chaste tree. Loudon. And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. Dryden.