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"The Bastille", formerly a castle or fortress in Paris, used as a prison, especially for political offenders; hence, a rhetorical name for a prison.

the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning. No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. Gay.

That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.

An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor.

lton. Before the mast (Naut.), as a common sailor, -- because the sailors live in the forecastle, forward of the foremast. -- Before the wind (Naut.), in the direction of the wind and by its impulse; having the wind aft.

One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.

To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to give vent to; to vent. Within the gates that now Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame. Milton.

as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue. -- Berlin iron, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze. -- Berlin shop, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work.…

Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal; -- so called from Sir Henry Bessemer, an English engineer, the inventor of the process.

Belonging in common to two; shared by both. Castor and Pollux with only one soul between them. Locke.

That bites; sharp; cutting; sarcastic; caustic. "A biting affliction." "A biting jest." Shak.

Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.] Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland, said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney.

, or heavenly felicity; as, the blessed in heaven. Reverenced like a blessed saint. Shak. Cast out from God and blessed vision. Milton.

Boughs cast where deer are to pass, to turn or check them. [Prov. Eng.]

h wrought iron in the form of blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from cast iron.

The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.

take pains to blow a horn before her Shak. Boy, blow the pipe until the bubble rise, Then cast it off to float upon the skies. Parnell.

An air hole in a casting.

sery legend, who, leaving home, enjoined his young wife not to open a certain room in his castle. She entered it, and found the murdered bodies of his former wives. -- Also used adjectively of a subject which it is forbidden to investigate. The Bluebeard chamber of his mind, into which no eye but his own must look. Ca…

The uncastrated male of swine; specifically, the wild hog.