A hat. Castor is the Latin for a beaver, and beaver means a hat made of the beaver's skin. Tom Trot Took his new castor from his head. Randall: Diary. Castor and Pollux What we call…
Cyllaros. Virgil ascribes him to Pollux. (Geor., iii.) (See Horse.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CasuistCastor A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…
One who keeps accounts, or casts up accounts by counters. Thus, in The Winter's Tale, the Clown says, “Fifteen hundred shorn; what comes the wool to? I cannot do't without counters.” (Act…
CASTOR Kathy , a Representative from Florida; born in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., August 20, 1966; B.A., Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., 1988; J.D., Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.,…
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Hymn to MercuryHomer's Hymn to the MoonHomer's Hymn to Castor and Pollux Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Poetical Works", 1839, 2nd edition; dated 1818. Ye wild-eyed…
CASTOR George Albert , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Holmesburg (a part of the city of
Philadelphia), Pa., August 6, 1855; attended the public schools; entered a cloth house early…
(Encyclopedia) Biringuccio, VannocioBiringuccio, Vannociovän-nôˈchō bērēn-g&oomacr;tˈchō [key], 1480–c.1539, Italian metallurgist. He is best known for his practical manual of metallurgy, De la…
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