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casting (root: cast)
CIDE DICTIONARY
casting, n.
- The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing. [1913 Webster]
- The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold. [1913 Webster]
- That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting. [1913 Webster]
- The warping of a board. Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
- The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc. [1913 Webster]
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casting
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