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The fruit of the Viburnum obovatum, a shrub which grows from Virginia to Florida.

and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabuolous king of Ethiopia. Cassiopeia's Chair, a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia, somewhat resembling a chair.

Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; also massive, sometimes in compact forms with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood (wood tin), also in rolled fragments or pebbly (Stream tin). It is the chief source of metallic ti…

staining porcelain and glass to give a beautiful purple color. Commonly called Purple of Cassius.

A long outer garment formerly worn by men and women, as well as by soldiers as part of their uniform.

Clothed with a cassock.

a box, or vase with a perforated cover to emit perfumes.

Raw sugar; sugar not refined. Mc Elrath.

A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance, consisting of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs. It is a shy bird,…

A pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike root, obtained from the East Indies.

ver for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to prevent them from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair.

of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast. He turned to see the carcass of the lion. Judges xiv. 8. This kept thousands in the town whose carcasses went into the great pits by cartloads. De Foe.

Of or pertaining to Circassia, in Asia. -- n.

To dress like a fricassee.

f oil formerly used in dressing the hair; -- so called because originally obtained from Macassar, a district of the Island of Celebes. Also, an imitation of the same, of perfumed castor oil and olive oil.

A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee; the language of the natives of Madagascar. See Malagasy.

Of or pertaining to Madagascar or its inhabitants.

A young wild boar.

Cast down; low-lying. [Obs.] From the safe shore their floating carcasses And broken chariot wheels; so thick bestrown Abject and lost lay these, covering the flood. Milton.

star in the group called the Hyades. Now when Aldebaran was mounted high Above the shiny Cassiopeia's chair. Spenser.