Vocabulary : Cassowary to Castanets
Cassowary : A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance, consisting of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs. It is a shy bird, and runs with great rapidity. Other species inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc.Cassumunar : Alt. of Cassumuniar
Cassumuniar : A pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike root, obtained from the East Indies.
Cast : of Cast ;; To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. ;; To direct or turn, as the eyes. ;; To drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot. ;; To throw down, as in wrestling. ;; To throw up, as a mound, or rampart. ;; To throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose. ;; To bring forth prematurely; to slink. ;; To throw out or emit; to exhale. ;; To cause to fall; to shed; to reflect; to throw; as, to cast a ray upon a screen; to cast light upon a subject. ;; To impose; to bestow; to rest. ;; To dismiss; to discard; to cashier. ;; To compute; to reckon; to calculate; as, to cast a horoscope. ;; To contrive; to plan. ;; To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages. ;; To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice. ;; To form into a particular shape, by pouring liquid metal or other material into a mold; to fashion; to found; as, to cast bells, stoves, bullets. ;; To stereotype or electrotype. ;; To fix, d
Cast iron : Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace; -- used for making castings, and for conversion into wrought iron and steel. It can not be welded or forged, is brittle, and sometimes very hard. Besides carbon, it contains sulphur, phosphorus, silica, etc.
