Word Meanings - SLOUGHING - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and crustaceans; ecdysis.

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• CASTLEWARD
  See CASTLEGUARD
• SHELL-LESS
  , a. Having no shell. J. Burroughs.
• CASTLE
  1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress. The house of every one is to him castle and fortress, as well for his defense againts injury and violence, as for his repose. Coke. Our castle's strength Will laugh
• CAST-IRON
  Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy; unyielding.
• CASTLING
  That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. Sir T. Browne.
• SHELLER
  One who, or that which, shells; as, an oyster sheller; a corn sheller.
• CASTOR BEAN
  The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)
• CASTOR
  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
• CASTING
  1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing. 2. The act or process of making cast or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold. 3. That which is cast in a mold; esp.
• CASTER
  1. One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts. 2. A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the table; as, a set of casters. 3. A stand to hold a set of cruets. 4. A small wheel
• CASTAWAY
  1. One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked. 2. One who is ruined; one who has made moral shipwreck; a reprobate. Lest . . . when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 1 Cor. ix. 27.
• CASTELLATED
  1. Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated. Johnson. 2. Furnished with turrets and battlements, like a castle; built in the style of a castle.
• SHELL
  The hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, it is internal, or concealed by the mantle. Also, the hard covering of some vertebrates,
• SHELLAPPLE
  See SHELDAFLE
• CASTRATE
  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
• CASTIGATOR
  One who castigates or corrects.
• SHELLPROOF
  Capable of resisting bombs or other shells; bombproof.
• CASTLET
  A small castle. Leland.
• CASTANEA
  A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin.
• CASTILLAN
  Of or pertaining to Castile, in Spain.
• GOROON SHELL
  A large, handsome, marine, univalve shell .
• AFTERCAST
  A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late. Gower.
• VALVE-SHELL
  Any fresh-water gastropod of the genus Valvata.
• SPOUTSHELL
  Any marine gastropod shell of the genus Apporhais having an elongated siphon. See Illust. under Rostrifera.
• SLIT-SHELL
  Any species of Pleurotomaria, a genus of beautiful, pearly, spiral gastropod shells having a deep slit in the outer lip. Many fossil species are known, and a few living ones are found in deep water in tropical seas.
• MASK SHELL
  Any spiral marine shell of the genus Persona, having a curiously twisted aperture.
• UNDERCAST
  To cast under or beneath.
• MOLECAST
  A little elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill. Mortimer.
• CRITICASTER
  A contemptible or vicious critic. The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules, who decompose into criticasters. Swinburne.
• TONGUE-SHELL
  Any species of Lingula.
• UNSHELL
  To strip the shell from; to take out of the shell; to hatch.
• EGGSHELL
  A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum, resembling an egg in form. (more info) 1. The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell.