Part 1691

<h1>Castrato</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cas*tra"to</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., properly p. p. of <ets>castrare</ets>. See <er>Castrate</er>.]</ety> <def>A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano.</def>

<i>Swift.</i>

<h1>Castrel</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cas"trel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>cr\'82cerelle</ets>, <ets>cristel</ets>, OF. <ets>crecel</ets>, <ets>cercele</ets>. Cf. <er>Kestrel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Kestrel</er>.</def>

<h1>Castrensial</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cas*tren"sial</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>castrensis</ets>, fr. <ets>castra</ets> camp.]</ety> <def>Belonging to a camp.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Castrensian</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cas*tren"sian</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Castrensial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Cast steel</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cast" steel"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>See <cref>Cast steel</cref>, under <er>Steel</er>.</def>

<h1>Casual</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cas"u*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>casuel</ets>, F. <ets>casuel</ets>, fr. L. <ets>casualis</ets>, fr. <ets>casus</ets> fall, accident, fr. <ets>cadere</ets> to fall. See <er>Case</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.</def>

<blockquote><b>Casual</b> breaks, in the general system. <i>W. Irving.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; <as>as, <ex>casual</ex> expenses</as>.</def>

<blockquote>A constant habit, rather than a <b>casual</b> gesture. <i>Hawthorne.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Accidental; fortutious; incidental; occasional; contingent; unforeseen. See <er>Accidental</er>.</syn>

<h1>Casual</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cas"u*al</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.</def>

<h1>Casualism</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cas"u*al*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The doctrine that all things exist or are controlled by chance.</def>

<h1>Casualist</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cas"u*al*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who believes in casualism.</def>

<h1>Casually</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cas"u*al*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Without design; accidentally; fortuitously; by chance; occasionally.</def>

<h1>Casualness</h1> <Xpage=225>

<hw>Cas"u*al*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being casual.</def>