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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver.

2. Castoreum. See Castoreum.

3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver. I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor. Sir W. Scott.

4. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3

Part of speech: noun (n.)

See Caster, a small wheel.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3

Part of speech: noun (n.)

the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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