अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश

the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux.

Alt. of Castorite

See Saint Elmo's fire, under Saint.

The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)

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.

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.

A white crystalline substance obtained from castoreum.

A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba.

The art or act of encamping; the making or laying out of a camp.

To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.

To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate.

of Castrate

of Castrate

The act of castrating.

A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano.

See Kestrel.

Belonging to a camp.

Castrensial.

Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as, casual expenses.

One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.