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castor

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/ˈkɑːs.tə/ English

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noun

  1. A hat made from the fur of the beaver.
  2. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
  3. Castoreum (bitter exudate of mature beavers).
  4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ariadne, of Africa and Asia.

noun

  1. A variety of petalite found in Elba.

noun

  1. Someone or something that casts“a caster of spells; a caster of stones; a caster of bronze statuary; an online caster of video games”
  2. A wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of a wheel (which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal), an axle, a mounting provision (usually a stem, flange, or plate), and sometimes a swivel (which allows the caster to rotate for steering).“Many office chairs roll on a set of casters.”
  3. A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.“a set of casters”
  4. A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.

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