Part 106

-- Cas"tle*build`ing, n.

Cas"tled (?), a. Having a castle or castles; supporting a castle; as, a castled height or crag.

2. Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls.

Cas"tle-guard` (?), n. 1. The guard or defense of a castle.

2. (O. Eng. Law) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle- ward.

3. A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.

Cas"tle*ry (?), n. [Cf. OF. castelerie. See Castle.] The government of a castle. Blount.

Cas"tlet (?), n. A small castle. Leland.

Cas"tle*ward` (?), n. Same as Castleguard.

Cast"ling (?), n. That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. Sir T. Browne.

Cas"tling (?), n. (Chess) A compound move of the king and castle. See Castle, v. i.

Cast"-off` (?), a. Cast or laid aside; as, cast-off clothes.

Cas"tor (?), n. [L. castor the beaver, Gr. &?;; of uncertain origin.] 1. (Zo÷l.) 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.

Cast"or (?), n. See Caster, a small wheel.

Cas"tor (?), n. [L.] (Astron.) the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux.

{ Cas"tor, 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.

Cas"tor and Pol"lux (?). [Castor and Pollux were twin sons of Jupiter and Leda.] (Naut.) See Saint Elmo's fire, under Saint.

Cas"tor bean` (?). (Bot.) The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)

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.

Cas"to*rin (kăs"t&osl;*r&ibreve;n), n. [From 1st Castor.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained from castoreum.

Cas"tor oil (kăs"t&etilde;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.

Castor-oil plant. Same as Palma Christi.

Cas`tra*me*ta"tion (?), n. [F. castramÚtation, fr. L. castra camp + metari to measure off, fr. meta limit.] (Mil.) The art or act of encamping; the making or laying out of a camp.

Cas"trate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Castrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Castrating.] [L. castrarus, p; p. of castrare to castrate, asin to Skr. šastra knife.] 1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.