Castrametation
(Cas`tra*me*ta"tion) n. [F. castramétation, fr. L. castra camp + metari to measure off,
fr. meta limit.] (Mil.) The art or act of encamping; the making or laying out of a camp.
Castrate
(Cas"trate) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Castrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Castrating.] [L. castrarus, p; p. of
castrare to castrate, asin to Skr. çastra knife.]
1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter.
2. To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of
a writing; to expurgate.
My . . . correspondent . . . has sent me the following letter, which I have castrated in some places.
Spectator.
Castration
(Cas*tra"tion) n. [L. castratio; cf. F. castration.] The act of castrating.
Castrato
(||Cas*tra"to) n. [L., properly p. p. of castrare. See Castrate.] A male person castrated for
the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano. Swift.
Castrel
(Cas"trel) n. [Cf. F. crécerelle, cristel, OF. crecel, cercele. Cf. Kestrel.] (Zoöl.) See Kestrel.
Castrensial
(Cas*tren"sial) a. [L. castrensis, fr. castra camp.] Belonging to a camp. Sir T. Browne.
Castrensian
(Cas*tren"sian) a. Castrensial. [R.]
Cast steel
(Cast" steel`) See Cast steel, under Steel.
Casual
(Cas"u*al) a. [OE. casuel, F. casuel, fr. L. casualis, fr. casus fall, accident, fr. cadere to
fall. See Case.]
1. Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming
by chance.
Casual breaks, in the general system.
W. Irving.
2. Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as, casual expenses.
A constant habit, rather than a casual gesture.
Hawthorne.
Syn. — Accidental; fortutious; incidental; occasional; contingent; unforeseen. See Accidental.
Casual
(Cas"u*al), n. One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a
vagrant.
Casualism
(Cas"u*al*ism) n. The doctrine that all things exist or are controlled by chance.
Casualist
(Cas"u*al*ist), n. One who believes in casualism.
Casually
(Cas"u*al*ly), adv. Without design; accidentally; fortuitously; by chance; occasionally.
Casualness
(Cas"u*al*ness), n. The quality of being casual.
Casualty
(Cas"u*al*ty) n.; pl. Casualties [F. casualité, LL. casualitas.]
