Part 1681

<h1>Cassican</h1> <Xpage=223>

<hw>Cas"si*can</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>cassicus</ets> helmeted, fr. L. <ets>cassis</ets> a belmet.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American bird of the genus <spn>Cassicus</spn>, allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest; the crested oriole. The name is also sometimes given to the piping crow, an Australian bird.</def>

<h1>Cassideous</h1> <Xpage=223>

<hw>Cas*sid"e*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Cassis</ets> helmet.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Helmet-shaped; -- applied to a corolla having a broad, helmet-shaped upper petal, as in aconite.</def>

<h1>Cassidony</h1> <Xpage=223>

<hw>Cas"si*do*ny</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>cassidonium</ets>, F. <ets>Cassidoine</ets>. See <er>Chalcedony</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The French lavender (<spn>Lawandula Stachas</spn>)</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The goldilocks <spn>(Chrysocoma linosyris)</spn> and perhaps other plants related to the genus <spn>Gnaphalium</spn> or cudweed.</def>

<h1>Cassimere</h1> <Xpage=223>

<hw>Cas"si*mere</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>casimir</ets>, prob. of the same origin as E. <ets>cashmere</ets>. Cf. <er>Kerseymere</er>.]</ety> <def>A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kerseymere</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Cassinette</h1> <Xpage=223>

<hw>Cas`si*nette"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Sp. <ets>casinete</ets>, G. <ets>cassinet</ets>.]</ety> <def>A cloth with a cotton wart, and a woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk.</def>

<h1>Cassinian ovals</h1> <Xpage=223>

<hw>Cas*sin"i*an o"vals</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>See under <er>Oval</er>.</def>

<h1>Cassino</h1> <Xpage=223>

<hw>Cas*si"no</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. <ets>casino</ets> a small house, a gaming house. See <er>asing</er>.]</ety> <def>A game at cards, played by two or more persons, usually for twenty-one points.</def>

<cs><col>Great cassino</col>, <cd>the ten of diamonds.</cd> -- <col>Little cassino</col>, <cd>the two of spades.</cd></cs>

<-- 2. a gaming house, often containing slot machines, roulette tables, craps tables and/or card games. -->

<h1>Cassioberry</h1> <Xpage=223>

<hw>Cas"si*o*ber`ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>cassine</ets>, from the language of the Florida Indians.]</ety> <def>The fruit of the <i>Viburnum obovatum</i>, a shrub which grows from Virginia to Florida.</def>

<h1>Cassiopeia</h1> <Xpage=223>

<hw>Cas`si*o*pe"ia</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Capheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabuolous king of Ethiopia.</def>

<cs><col>Cassiopeia's Chair</col>, <cd>a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia, somewhat resembling a chair.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cassiterite</h1> <Xpage=223>

<hw>Cas*sit"er*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ tin.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; also massive, sometimes in compact forms with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood (<i>wood tin</i>), also in rolled fragments or pebbly (<i>Stream tin</i>). It is the chief source of metallic tin. See <er>Black tin</er>, under <er>Black</er>.</def>

<h1>Cassius</h1> <Xpage=223>

<hw>Cas"sius</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From the name of the discoverer, A. <ets>Cassius</ets>, a German physician of the 17th centry.]</ety> <def>A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in painting and staining porcelain and glass to give a beautiful purple color. Commonly called <i>Purple of Cassius</i>.</def>

<h1>Cassock</h1> <Xpage=223>

<hw>Cas"sock</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>casaque</ets>, fr. It. <ets>casacca</ets>, perh. fr. L. <ets>casa</ets> cottage, in It., house; or of Slavic origin.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A long outer garment formerly worn by men and women, as well as by soldiers as part of their uniform.</def>