Castor Definition

kăstər
castors
noun
castors
A beaver.
Webster's New World
A sexual gland of the beaver containing a strong-smelling, oily substance used as a scent in trapping and in making perfumes.
Webster's New World
A hat of beaver or rabbit fur.
Webster's New World
A heavy wool fabric used especially for overcoats.
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Caster.

Webster's New World
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pronoun

(astronomy) A double star in the constellation Gemini; alpha (α) Geminorum.

Wiktionary

(Greek mythology) One of the Dioscuri.

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Other Word Forms of Castor

Noun

Singular:
castor
Plural:
castors

Origin of Castor

  • Named from Greek mythology; see Castor and Pollux. The name pollux was given to another mineral with which it was always found.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Old French castor (“beaver”), from Latin castor (“beaver”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin beaver from Greek kastōr

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin from Greek Kastōr twin of Pollux

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Castor Sentence Examples

  • That's like getting an ice cream sundae with castor oil for topping.

  • Her worship was early transferred to Rome, localized by the Lacus Juturnae near the temple of Vesta, at which Castor and Pollux, after announcing the victory of lake Regillus, were said to have washed the sweat from their horses.

  • The antidotes for oxalic acid poisoning are milk of lime, chalk, whiting, or even wall-plaster, followed by evacuation brought about by an enema or castor oil.

  • The true beaver (Castor fiber) is a native of Europe and northern Asia, but it is represented in North America by a closely-allied species (C. canadensis), chiefly distinguished by the form of the nasal bones of the skull.

  • As the and century wears on, we come to controversial or philosophical works by Agrippa, Castor, Quadratus, Aristides.

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