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castor
/ˈkæs.tɚ/
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What does castor mean?
noun
- A hat made from the fur of the beaver.
- A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
- Castoreum (bitter exudate of mature beavers).
More meanings (10)
noun
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ariadne, of Africa and Asia.
- A variety of petalite found in Elba.
- A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved.
- A container with a perforated cap for sprinkling its contents, especially salt, pepper, etc.
proper noun
- One of the Dioscuri
- A double star in the constellation Gemini; alpha (α) Geminorum.
- A village and civil parish in city of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1298).
- A town in the County of Paintearth, Alberta, Canada. From French castor (“beaver”).
- A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. From French castor (“beaver”).
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkæs.tɚ/
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Certainly it cannot be olive oil, nor macassar oil, nor castor oil, nor bear’s oil, nor train oil, nor cod-liver oil.
They actually passed close to it when Mertz, between the gusts, sighted Castor jumping about, fully alive to the approaching relief.
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That evening after supper, Carl and Alexandra were sitting by the clump of castor beans in the middle of the flower garden.
Clitus, however, stayed not to finish his devotions, but came straight to supper with the king, who had sacrificed to Castor and Pollux.