Word Meanings - IRONCASED - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Cased or covered with iron, as a vessel; ironclad.

Coverlet
The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture.
CASCADESYSTEM
A system or method of connecting and operating two induction motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a system of elect
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.
CASSUMUNARCASSUMUNIAR
A pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike root, obtained from the East Indies.
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
COVERSIDE
A region of country having covers; a hunting country.
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.
Coverlid
A coverlet.
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.
CASCARABUCKTHORN
The buckthorn (Rhamnus Purshiana) of the Pacific coast of the United States, which yields cascara sagrada.
Cassate
To render void or useless; to vacate or annul.
CASTILESOAP
A kind of fine, hard, white or mottled soap, made with olive and soda; also, a soap made in imitation of the above-described soap.
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.
COVERTBARON
Under the protection of a husband; married. Burrill.

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