Word Meanings - ELBOWBOARD - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The base of a window casing, on which the elbows may rest.

CASSELBROWNCASSELEARTH
A brown pigment of varying permanence, consisting of impure lignite. It was found originally near Cassel (now Kassel), Germany.
Cassareep
A condiment made from the sap of the bitter cassava (Manihot utilissima) deprived of its poisonous qualities, concentrated by boiling, and flavored with aromatics. See Pepper pot.
WHICHEVERWHICHSOEVER
Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one (of two or more) which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
Cassiterite
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 (wood tin), also in rolle
Castaway
One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked.
Castillan
Of or pertaining to Castile, in Spain.
Castoreum
A peculiar bitter orange-brown substance, with strong, penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and external genitals of the beaver; castor; -- used in medicine as an antispasmodic, and by perfumers.
Casually
Without design; accidentally; fortuitously; by chance; occasionally.
Casehardening
The act or process of converting the surface of iron into steel.
Windowless
Destitute of a window.
Cashier
One who has charge of money; a cash keeper; the officer who has charge of the payments and receipts (moneys, checks, notes), of a bank or a mercantile company.
CASSEPAPER
Broken paper; the outside quires of a ream.
Cassate
To render void or useless; to vacate or annul.
Cassius
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 Purple of Cassius.
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,
Castorin
A white crystalline substance obtained from castoreum.
Casualness
The quality of being casual.

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